HR5992

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:48 | Tran: 1:30 | Set: 8:09

Alt: 22.83° Az: 253.41° Direction: West-South-West

HR5992 is a star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5992 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR5992 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 HR5992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5992 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 06m 51s

Declination +08° 01’ 43”

Hour Angle 04h 12m 30s

Sidereal Time 20h 19m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 05m 37s

Declination +08° 05’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 19.77°

Galactic Latitude 40.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5992 is distant 402.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.46

Distance (light year) 402.47

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144426

SAO Catalogue SAO121361

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78840

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 3134

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5992 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.0° RISE 18:48

Max altitude: 46.5° TRANSIT 1:30

Azimuth: 278.0° SET 8:09

Set Location

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