HR5212

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:53 | Tran: 15:29 | Set: 18:04

Alt: 2.63° Az: 205.40° Direction: South-South-West

HR5212 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5212 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR5212 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 HR5212. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5212 during the next 10000 years (-8.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 53m 26s

Declination -31° 44’ 26”

Hour Angle 02h 01m 01s

Sideral Time 15h 54m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 52m 00s

Declination -31° 37’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.74°

Galactic Latitude 29.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5212.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.47

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5212 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5212. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5212 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5212 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.12

Secondary star magnitude 7.12

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5212 is distant 174.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.59

Distance (light year) 174.71

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.053 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120759

SAO Catalogue SAO204922

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67696

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3110706

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5212 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.7° RISE 12:53

Max altitude: 6.8° TRANSIT 15:29

Azimuth: 238.3° SET 18:04

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Centaurus