HR5151

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -67.72° Az: 118.79° Direction: East-South-East

HR5151 is a hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5151 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR5151 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 HR5151. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5151 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 44m 37s

Declination -56° 53’ 45”

Hour Angle 14h 29m 55s

Sidereal Time 04h 14m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 42m 56s

Declination -56° 46’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.98°

Galactic Latitude 5.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.85

Spectral Type B0III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5151 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5151. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5151 is distant 3,046.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 934.58

Distance (light year) 3,046.73

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119159

SAO Catalogue SAO241096

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66925

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 5891

FK5 Catalogue 1356

Visibility from Your Location

HR5151 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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HR5151

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HR5151

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