HR5008

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:44 | Tran: 18:42 | Set: 0:44

Alt: 5.23° Az: 225.65° Direction: South-West

HR5008 is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5008 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR5008 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 HR5008. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5008 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 18m 43s

Declination -44° 06’ 47”

Hour Angle 05h 30m 39s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 17m 13s

Declination -43° 58’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.82°

Galactic Latitude 18.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class

HR5008 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5008 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5008. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5008 is distant 190.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.41

Distance (light year) 190.42

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115331

SAO Catalogue SAO224032

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64822

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 8165

FK5 Catalogue 1343

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5008 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 134.1° RISE 12:44

Max altitude: 45.8° TRANSIT 18:42

Azimuth: 225.9° SET 0:44

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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