HR5147

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:50 | Tran: 4:01 | Set: 6:12

Alt: -22.77° Az: 116.07° Direction: East-South-East

HR5147 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5147 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR5147 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 HR5147. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5147 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 43m 12s

Declination -33° 43’ 23”

Hour Angle 18h 20m 59s

Sidereal Time 08h 04m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 41m 45s

Declination -33° 35’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.8°

Galactic Latitude 28.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.96

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.44

Temperature 3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5147 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5147. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5147 is distant 2,063.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 632.91

Distance (light year) 2,063.29

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119090

SAO Catalogue SAO204739

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66825

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 9549

General Catalogue of Variable Stars T Cen

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5147 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.7° RISE 1:50

Max altitude: 4.8° TRANSIT 4:01

Azimuth: 236.3° SET 6:12

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus