HR5039

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:45 | Tran: 18:47 | Set: 21:48

Alt: 8.41° Az: 169.17° Direction: South

HR5039 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5039 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR5039 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 HR5039. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5039 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 24m 34s

Declination -48° 41’ 43”

Hour Angle 22h 54m 34s

Sidereal Time 12h 19m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 23m 02s

Declination -48° 33’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.31°

Galactic Latitude 13.98°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5039.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.32

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5039 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5039. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5039 is distant 1,791.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 549.45

Distance (light year) 1,791.21

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116226

SAO Catalogue SAO224096

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65303

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 8261

FK5 Catalogue 3068

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5039 rise, transit and set times from Xuejin, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 138.7° RISE 15:45

Max altitude: 9.7° TRANSIT 18:47

Azimuth: 221.3° SET 21:48

Name:	Xuejin, China
Latitude:	31° 34' 35.4" N
Longitude:	118° 38' 34.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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