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TimezoneEurope/London
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HR5217

Altitude: -79.0°   Azimuth: 253.1°   Direction: West-South-West

HR5217 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5217 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5217 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5217 is -0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5217 star
DSS2 image of HR5217. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5217 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5217

5.89
Giant

HR5217 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -79.0°
Azimuth: 253.1°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5217

HR5217 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 HR5217 are provided in the following table:

13h 53m 43s
-53° 22’ 24”
312.25°
8.37°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5217 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5217 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5217.

Visibility of HR5217 from your location

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

HR5217 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5217 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5217 is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

369.00 pc
1,202.95 ly
7 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/year
-0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5217

HR5217 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.95
B5III
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5217 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5217. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5217

SAO241262
SAO241262