HR5141

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.73° Az: 242.90° Direction: West-South-West

HR5141 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5141 visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its faintness, HR5141 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 HR5141. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5141 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 43m 21s

Declination -54° 41’ 06”

Hour Angle 08h 27m 41s

Sidereal Time 22h 11m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 41m 44s

Declination -54° 33’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.25°

Galactic Latitude 7.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5141.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.01

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.41

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5141 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5141. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5141 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5141 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.01

Secondary star magnitude 6.41

Magnitude difference 1.4

Separation 5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5141 is distant 270.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.99

Distance (light year) 270.54

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118991

SAO Catalogue SAO241076

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66821

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-53 5725

Visibility from Your Location

HR5141 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus