HR5121

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -84.97° Az: 12.73° Direction: North-North-East

HR5121 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5121 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR5121 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 HR5121. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5121 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 38m 57s

Declination -46° 33’ 27”

Hour Angle 12h 06m 26s

Sidereal Time 01h 45m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 37m 23s

Declination -46° 25’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.13°

Galactic Latitude 15.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.51

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5121 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5121. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5121 is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.47

Distance (light year) 389.49

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118354

SAO Catalogue SAO224283

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66454

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 8578

Visibility from Your Location

HR5121 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus

HR5121

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Other stars in Centaurus

HR5121

Celestial Coordinates

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