HR5060

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:34 | Tran: 18:34 | Set: 2:33

Alt: -10.56° Az: 207.82° Direction: South-South-West

HR5060 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5060 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR5060 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 HR5060. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5060 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 28m 25s

Declination -41° 37’ 47”

Hour Angle 09h 28m 32s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 26m 56s

Declination -41° 29’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.04°

Galactic Latitude 20.88°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.26

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5060 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5060. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5060 is distant 2,012.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 617.28

Distance (light year) 2,012.35

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116835

SAO Catalogue SAO224148

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65593

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 7894

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5060 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 131.6° RISE 10:34

Max altitude: 78.1° TRANSIT 18:34

Azimuth: 228.4° SET 2:33

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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