HR5198

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:00 | Tran: 19:58 | Set: 22:56

Alt: -87.44° Az: 272.66° Direction: West

HR5198 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5198 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR5198 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 HR5198. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5198 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 51m 51s

Declination -40° 01’ 36”

Hour Angle 11h 46m 39s

Sidereal Time 01h 38m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 50m 19s

Declination -39° 54’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 315.03°

Galactic Latitude 21.58°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.18

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5198 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5198. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5198 is distant 366.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.49

Distance (light year) 366.70

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120457

SAO Catalogue SAO204888

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67537

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 8501

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5198 rise, transit and set times from Vrontoú, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 130.0° RISE 17:00

Max altitude: 9.8° TRANSIT 19:58

Azimuth: 230.0° SET 22:56

Name:	Vrontoú, Greece
Latitude:	40° 11' 37.0" N
Longitude:	22° 25' 55.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

In Evidence

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Other stars in Centaurus

HR5198

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J2000

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