HR5207

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -73.53° Az: 105.66° Direction: East-South-East

HR5207 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5207 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR5207 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 HR5207. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5207 during the next 10000 years (-7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 53m 41s

Declination -52° 55’ 59”

Hour Angle 13h 47m 43s

Sideral Time 03h 41m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 52m 04s

Declination -52° 48’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.14°

Galactic Latitude 8.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5207.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5207 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5207. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5207 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 HR5207 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.25

Secondary star magnitude 7.55

Magnitude difference 2.3

Separation 18.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5207 is distant 362.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.23

Distance (light year) 362.63

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120642

SAO Catalogue SAO241239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67703

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 6787

Visibility from Your Location

HR5207 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus