HR5988

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:42 | Tran: 1:31 | Set: 5:16

Alt: -60.39° Az: 334.92° Direction: North-North-West

HR5988 is a variable star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR5988 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR5988 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 HR5988. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5988 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 07m 37s

Declination -23° 40’ 23”

Hour Angle 11h 07m 08s

Sidereal Time 03h 14m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 06m 06s

Declination -23° 36’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 350.35°

Galactic Latitude 20.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.05

Spectral Type B8

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5988 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5988. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5988 is distant 486.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.25

Distance (light year) 486.57

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144334

SAO Catalogue SAO184113

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78877

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2312700

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V929 Sco

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5988 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.7° RISE 21:42

Max altitude: 14.8° TRANSIT 1:31

Azimuth: 246.3° SET 5:16

Set Location

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