HR5208

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

HR5208 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5208 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5208:

Color of HR5208 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5208 6.35

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5208 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5208

HR5208 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5208 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 51m 36s

Declination J2000 -36° 25’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 316.24°

Galactic Latitude 24.88°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5208 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5208.

Visibility of HR5208 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 126.4° RISE 20:39

Max altitude: 2.1° TRANSIT 22:07

Azimuth: 233.6° SET 23:34

RIGHT NOW HR5208 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5208

The image below is a photograph of HR5208 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5208 is -0.1 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.117 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5208 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5208 is distant 195.33 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 59.92 pc

Distance (light year) 195.33 ly

Proper Motion RA -0.1 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.117 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5208

HR5208 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.46

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature of HR5208 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

Alternative designations of HR5208

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120672

SAO Catalogue SAO204911

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67648

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 9054

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus