HR5006

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:39 | Tran: 13:15 | Set: 15:51

Alt: -33.87° Az: 260.15° Direction: West

HR5006 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5006 visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, HR5006 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 HR5006. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5006 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 18m 16s

Declination -31° 38’ 10”

Hour Angle 07h 04m 20s

Sideral Time 20h 22m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 16m 53s

Declination -31° 30’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.26°

Galactic Latitude 31.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5006.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5006 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5006. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5006 is distant 246.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.70

Distance (light year) 246.78

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115310

SAO Catalogue SAO204312

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64803

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3010457

FK5 Catalogue 1342

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5006 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.6° RISE 10:39

Max altitude: 6.9° TRANSIT 13:15

Azimuth: 238.4° SET 15:51

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus