HR5983

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:33 | Tran: 16:05 | Set: 2:40

Alt: 66.32° Az: 241.13° Direction: West-South-West

HR5983 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR5983 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR5983 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR5983. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5983 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 04m 14s

Declination +36° 33’ 52”

Hour Angle 01h 43m 53s

Sideral Time 17h 48m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 03m 19s

Declination +36° 37’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.57°

Galactic Latitude 48.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5983.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.80

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5983 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5983. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5983 is distant 690.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 211.86

Distance (light year) 690.68

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144208

SAO Catalogue SAO65049

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78649

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 2708

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5983 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.4° RISE 5:33

Max altitude: 75.1° TRANSIT 16:05

Azimuth: 306.6° SET 2:40

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis