HR5217

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.99° Az: 181.12° Direction: South

HR5217 is a giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5217 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR5217 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 55m 23s

Declination -53° 29’ 51”

Hour Angle 00h 07m 16s

Sidereal Time 14h 02m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 53m 43s

Declination -53° 22’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.25°

Galactic Latitude 8.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.95

Spectral Type B5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 369.00

Distance (light year) 1,202.95

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120908

SAO Catalogue SAO241262

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67836

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 6805

Visibility from Your Location

HR5217 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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HR5217

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Other stars in Centaurus

HR5217

Celestial Coordinates

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