HR5104

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:48 | Tran: 15:03 | Set: 17:18

Alt: -49.53° Az: 276.28° Direction: West

HR5104 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5104 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR5104 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 HR5104. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5104 during the next 10000 years (-8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 36m 08s

Declination -33° 26’ 11”

Hour Angle 08h 37m 28s

Sideral Time 22h 13m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 34m 43s

Declination -33° 18’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.24°

Galactic Latitude 28.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5104.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.77

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5104 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5104. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5104 is distant 903.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 277.01

Distance (light year) 903.05

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118010

SAO Catalogue SAO204612

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66254

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 9459

FK5 Catalogue 3082

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6315

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5104 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.4° RISE 12:48

Max altitude: 5.1° TRANSIT 15:03

Azimuth: 236.6° SET 17:18

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Centaurus