HR5038

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.35° Az: 129.31° Direction: South-East

HR5038 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5038 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR5038 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 HR5038. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5038 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 24m 21s

Declination -48° 04’ 18”

Hour Angle 18h 34m 09s

Sideral Time 07h 58m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 22m 52s

Declination -47° 56’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.36°

Galactic Latitude 14.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5038.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.26

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5038 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5038. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5038 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5038 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 6.46

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5038 is distant 993.90 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 304.88

Distance (light year) 993.90

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116197

SAO Catalogue SAO224095

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65288

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 8260

Visibility from Your Location

HR5038 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus