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HR5008

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -51.03°   Az: 93.88°   Direction: East

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.

Image of HR5008 star
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

13h 18m 43s
-44° 06’ 48”
16h 03m 43s
05h 22m 26s

J2000

13h 17m 13s
-43° 58’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

307.82°
18.65°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5008.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

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5.84
HR5008 is also a so called metallic star.

2.01
A
0.2
8163K

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

HR 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.

58.41
190.42
-12 km/s
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

HD115331
SAO224032
SAO224032
HIP64822
CD-43 8165
1343

Visibility from Your Location

HR5008 is currently not visible from Vårdö, Aland