HR5063

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:54 | Tran: 18:52 | Set: 0:54

Alt: 6.36° Az: 220.06° Direction: South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 13h 28m 54s

Declination -49° 30’ 44”

Hour Angle 05h 20m 29s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 27m 20s

Declination -49° 22’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.92°

Galactic Latitude 13.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5063.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.97

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

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

Distance (parsec) 709.22

Distance (light year) 2,312.06

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116862

SAO Catalogue SAO224151

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65630

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 8206

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5063 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 139.5° RISE 12:54

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 18:52

Azimuth: 220.5° SET 0:54

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

Set Location

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