52 Orionis

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

52 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its reltive faintness, 52 Orionis 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 52 Orionis:

Color of 52 Orionis ⬤

Magnitude of 52 Orionis 5.27

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 52 Orionis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 52 Orionis

52 Orionis 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 52 Orionis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 48m 00s

Declination J2000 +06° 27’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 199.75°

Galactic Latitude -10.98°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 52 Orionis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 52 Orionis.

Visibility of 52 Orionis 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 52 Orionis 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: 83.5° RISE 7:42

Max altitude: 45.0° TRANSIT 14:12

Azimuth: 276.5° SET 20:43

RIGHT NOW 52 Orionis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 52 Orionis

The image below is a photograph of 52 Orionis 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 52 Orionis is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 52 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 479.41 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 52 Orionis

52 Orionis belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature of 52 Orionis 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

52 Orionis 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

Alternative designations of 52 Orionis

Flamsteed designation 52 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38710

SAO Catalogue SAO113150

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27386

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 1027

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4390

In Evidence

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