HR5996

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:51 | Tran: 17:35 | Set: 22:20

Alt: -7.66° Az: 256.90° Direction: West-South-West

HR5996 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR5996 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR5996 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 HR5996. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5996 during the next 1000 years (-4.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.40 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 08m 26s

Declination -14° 08’ 07”

Hour Angle 05h 38m 02s

Sideral Time 21h 46m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 07m 03s

Declination -14° 04’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 358.18°

Galactic Latitude 27.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5996.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 4.02

Spectral Type G4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.66

Temperature 5742K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5996 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5996. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5996 is distant 94.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.90

Distance (light year) 94.22

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.258 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144585

SAO Catalogue SAO159706

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78955

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 4342

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5996 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.1° RISE 12:51

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 17:35

Azimuth: 255.9° SET 22:20

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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