HR5996

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

HR5996 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5996 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 HR5996:

Color of HR5996 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5996 6.32

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5996 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 8°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5996

HR5996 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 HR5996 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 07m 03s

Declination J2000 -14° 04’ 14”

Galactic Longitude 358.18°

Galactic Latitude 27.16°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5996 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5996.

Visibility of HR5996 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 HR5996 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: 104.1° RISE 19:41

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 0:26

Azimuth: 255.9° SET 5:15

RIGHT NOW HR5996 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5996

The image below is a photograph of HR5996 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 HR5996 is -0.258 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5996 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 94.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.258 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5996

HR5996 belongs to spectral class G4 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 4.02

Spectral Type G4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.66

Temperature of HR5996 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

Alternative designations of HR5996

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144585

SAO Catalogue SAO159706

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78955

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 4342

In Evidence

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