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HR5063

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -72.87°   Az: 94.01°   Direction: East

HR5063 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5063 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR5063 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.

Image of HR5063 star
DSS2 image of HR5063. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5063 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 28m 51s
-49° 30’ 32”
13h 47m 37s
03h 16m 29s

J2000

13h 27m 20s
-49° 22’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

308.92°
13.07°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5063 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5063.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.28
Sub-giant

-2.97
B3IV
11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5063 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5063. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5063 is distant 2,312.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

709.22
2,312.06
-6 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO224151
SAO224151

Visibility from Your Location

HR5063 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK