HR5140

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:09 | Tran: 19:11 | Set: 1:08

Alt: 6.92° Az: 210.37° Direction: South-South-West

HR5140 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5140 visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, HR5140 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 HR5140. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5140 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 43m 43s

Declination -58° 54’ 54”

Hour Angle 05h 05m 45s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 42m 01s

Declination -58° 47’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.46°

Galactic Latitude 3.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.11

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5140 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5140. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5140 is distant 646.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 198.41

Distance (light year) 646.83

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118978

SAO Catalogue SAO241080

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66849

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 5059

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5140 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 148.9° RISE 13:09

Max altitude: 31.0° TRANSIT 19:11

Azimuth: 211.1° SET 1:08

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

Set Location

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