HR5992

HR5992 is a star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5992 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5992 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5992:

Color of HR5992 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5992 6.29

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5992 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5992

HR5992 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5992 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 05m 37s

Declination J2000 +08° 05’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 19.77°

Galactic Latitude 40.35°

Constellation Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5992 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5992.

Visibility of HR5992 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 81.9° RISE 17:53

Max altitude: 46.6° TRANSIT 0:32

Azimuth: 278.1° SET 7:15

RIGHT NOW HR5992 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5992

The image below is a photograph of HR5992 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5992 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5992 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 402.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5992

HR5992 belongs to spectral class A3

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature of HR5992 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

Alternative designations of HR5992

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144426

SAO Catalogue SAO121361

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78840

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 3134

In Evidence

Other stars in Serpens