HR5046

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:51 | Tran: 18:48 | Set: 0:50

Alt: 5.74° Az: 219.69° Direction: South-West

HR5046 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5046 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR5046 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 HR5046. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5046 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 25m 25s

Declination -49° 57’ 19”

Hour Angle 05h 24m 00s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 23m 52s

Declination -49° 49’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.29°

Galactic Latitude 12.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.91

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5046 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5046. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5046 is distant 424.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.21

Distance (light year) 424.48

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.067 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116338

SAO Catalogue SAO224104

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65372

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-49 7884

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5046 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 140.0° RISE 12:51

Max altitude: 40.0° TRANSIT 18:48

Azimuth: 220.0° SET 0:50

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

Set Location

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