52 Orionis

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:47 | Tran: 7:22 | Set: 13:52

Alt: 37.56° Az: 222.43° Direction: South-West

52 Orionis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Orion.

52 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, 52 Orionis 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 52 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 52 Orionis during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 49m 19s

Declination +06° 27’ 39”

Hour Angle 02h 10m 16s

Sideral Time 07h 59m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 48m 00s

Declination +06° 27’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.75°

Galactic Latitude -10.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 52 Orionis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 52 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 52 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

52 Orionis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 52 Orionis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.27

Secondary star magnitude 5.37

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 1.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

52 Orionis is distant 479.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.06

Distance (light year) 479.41

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 52 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38710

SAO Catalogue SAO113150

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27386

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 1027

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4390

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 52 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.5° RISE 0:47

Max altitude: 45.0° TRANSIT 7:22

Azimuth: 276.5° SET 13:52

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

Location

Other stars in Orion