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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR5983

Altitude: -1.3°   Azimuth: 9.6°   Direction: North

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

HR5983 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5983 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5983 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5983 star
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);

Key facts about HR5983

5.83
Main-sequence

HR5983 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -1.3°
Azimuth: 9.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5983

HR5983 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5983 are provided in the following table:

16h 03m 19s
+36° 37’ 54”
58.57°
48.61°
Corona Borealis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5983 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5983 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5983.

Visibility of HR5983 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 53.4°
Max altitude: 75.2°
Azimuth: 306.6°

Distance of HR5983 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

211.86 pc
690.68 ly
-1 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
-0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5983

HR5983 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.80
A2V
6129K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR5983

SAO65049
SAO65049