HR5140

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:02 | Tran: 18:38 | Set: 3:13

Alt: -5.75° Az: 163.87° Direction: South-South-East

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 44s

Declination -58° 54’ 54”

Hour Angle 14h 09m 28s

Sidereal Time 03h 53m 13s

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 Bras-Panon, Reunion are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Indian/Reunion):

Azimuth: 148.9° RISE 10:02

Max altitude: 52.1° TRANSIT 18:38

Azimuth: 211.1° SET 3:13

Name:	Bras-Panon, Reunion
Latitude:	20° 59' 48.1" S
Longitude:	55° 40' 41.5" E
Timezone:	Indian/Reunion

In Evidence

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HR5140

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Other stars in Centaurus

HR5140

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J2000

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