5 Trianguli

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:46 | Tran: 9:09 | Set: 18:29

Alt: 68.39° Az: 207.86° Direction: South-West

5 Trianguli is a variable star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Triangulum.

5 Trianguli visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, 5 Trianguli 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 5 Trianguli. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Trianguli during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 12m 54s

Declination +31° 38’ 42”

Hour Angle 00h 46m 38s

Sidereal Time 02h 59m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 11m 25s

Declination +31° 31’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.27°

Galactic Latitude -28.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.38

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Trianguli is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Trianguli. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Trianguli is distant 482.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.93

Distance (light year) 482.25

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Trianguli

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13372

SAO Catalogue SAO55338

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10220

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 347

FK5 Catalogue 2148

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 740

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Trianguli rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.4° RISE 23:46

Max altitude: 70.2° TRANSIT 9:09

Azimuth: 301.6° SET 18:29

Set Location

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