HR5122

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:05 | Tran: 19:07 | Set: 1:05

Alt: 6.49° Az: 210.84° Direction: South-South-West

HR5122 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5122 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR5122 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 HR5122. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5122 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 39m 49s

Declination -58° 32’ 38”

Hour Angle 05h 09m 40s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 38m 07s

Declination -58° 24’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.03°

Galactic Latitude 3.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5122 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5122. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5122 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5122 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.42

Secondary star magnitude 11.02

Magnitude difference 4.6

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5122 is distant 472.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.93

Distance (light year) 472.46

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118384

SAO Catalogue SAO241013

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66521

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 6169

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5122 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 148.5° RISE 13:05

Max altitude: 31.4° TRANSIT 19:07

Azimuth: 211.5° SET 1:05

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

Set Location

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