HR5208

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:46 | Tran: 13:11 | Set: 14:35

Alt: -67.55° Az: 57.57° Direction: East-North-East

HR5208 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5208 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR5208 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 HR5208. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5208 during the next 1000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 53m 04s

Declination -36° 33’ 18”

Hour Angle 13h 34m 36s

Sidereal Time 03h 27m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 51m 36s

Declination -36° 25’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 316.24°

Galactic Latitude 24.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5208.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.46

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5208 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5208. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5208 is distant 195.33 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 59.92

Distance (light year) 195.33

Proper Motion RA -0.1 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.117"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120672

SAO Catalogue SAO204911

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67648

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 9054

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5208 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.6° RISE 11:46

Max altitude: 2.0° TRANSIT 13:11

Azimuth: 233.4° SET 14:35

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus