HR5188

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.69° Az: 180.27° Direction: South

HR5188 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

HR5188 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR5188 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 HR5188. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5188 during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 59m 01s

Declination -82° 47’ 10”

Hour Angle 11h 55m 30s

Sideral Time 01h 54m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 55m 38s

Declination -82° 39’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.09°

Galactic Latitude -20.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5188.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.19

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5188 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5188. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5188 is distant 871.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 267.38

Distance (light year) 871.66

Radial Speed -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120213

SAO Catalogue SAO258683

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68009

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-82 585

FK5 Catalogue 3986

Visibility from Your Location

HR5188 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Chamaeleon