HR5043

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:36 | Tran: 22:53 | Set: 1:13

Alt: 3.50° Az: 163.83° Direction: South-South-East

HR5043 is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5043 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR5043 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 HR5043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5043 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 24m 34s

Declination -33° 19’ 18”

Hour Angle 22h 42m 17s

Sidereal Time 12h 06m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 23m 08s

Declination -33° 11’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.53°

Galactic Latitude 29.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5043 is distant 730.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 224.22

Distance (light year) 730.94

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116278

SAO Catalogue SAO204420

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65311

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 9322

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6212

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5043 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.3° RISE 20:36

Max altitude: 5.2° TRANSIT 22:53

Azimuth: 236.7° SET 1:13

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus