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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR5140

Altitude: -39.0°   Azimuth: 138.6°   Direction: South-East

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR5140 star
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);

Key facts about HR5140

5.38
Giant

HR5140 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -39.0°
Azimuth: 138.6°
Direction: South-East

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 hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5140 are provided in the following table:

13h 42m 01s
-58° 47’ 13”
309.46°
3.44°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5140 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5140 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5140.

Visibility of HR5140 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5140 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

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.

198.41 pc
646.83 ly
-8 km/s
-0.035 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5140

HR5140 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.11
B9III
10516K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR5140

SAO241080
SAO241080