HR5212

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

HR5212 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5212 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 HR5212:

Color of HR5212 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5212 6.12

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5212 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5212

HR5212 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 HR5212 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 52m 00s

Declination J2000 -31° 37’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 317.74°

Galactic Latitude 29.5°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5212 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5212.

Visibility of HR5212 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 HR5212 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: 121.6° RISE 19:27

Max altitude: 6.9° TRANSIT 22:03

Azimuth: 238.4° SET 0:40

RIGHT NOW HR5212 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5212

The image below is a photograph of HR5212 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 HR5212 is -0.053 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5212 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 174.71 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.053 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5212

HR5212 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.47

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature of HR5212 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

HR5212 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

Alternative designations of HR5212

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120759

SAO Catalogue SAO204922

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67696

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3110706

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus