HR5048

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:52 | Tran: 18:50 | Set: 0:52

Alt: 3.96° Az: 205.08° Direction: South-South-West

HR5048 is a double giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5048 visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, HR5048 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 HR5048. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5048 during the next 1000 years (-2.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 26m 58s

Declination -64° 37’ 02”

Hour Angle 05h 22m 31s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 25m 13s

Declination -64° 29’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 306.56°

Galactic Latitude -1.85°

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Finder chart for HR5048.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.34

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5048 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5048. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5048 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5048 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.31

Secondary star magnitude 11.01

Magnitude difference 5.7

Separation 25.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5048 is distant 128.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 39.29

Distance (light year) 128.09

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.157 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116457

SAO Catalogue SAO252304

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65479

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 2743

FK5 Catalogue 3071

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5048 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 154.6° RISE 12:52

Max altitude: 25.3° TRANSIT 18:50

Azimuth: 205.4° SET 0:52

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

Set Location

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