HR5218

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.23° Az: 167.57° Direction: South

HR5218 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5218 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR5218 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 HR5218. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5218 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 56m 47s

Declination -67° 46’ 35”

Hour Angle 22h 03m 30s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 54m 48s

Declination -67° 39’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.92°

Galactic Latitude -5.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5218.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.24

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5218 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5218. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5218 is distant 1,268.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 389.11

Distance (light year) 1,268.48

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120913

SAO Catalogue SAO252511

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67942

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 2426

Visibility from Your Location

HR5218 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus