HR5140
HR5140 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR5140 visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5140 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5140:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5140
HR5140 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5140 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5140 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5140 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR5140 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5140
The image below is a photograph of HR5140 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5140 is -0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR5140 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR5140
HR5140 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5140 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
