HR5222

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:20 | Tran: 19:22 | Set: 1:20

Alt: 13.19° Az: 233.07° Direction: South-West

HR5222 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5222 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, HR5222 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 HR5222. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5222 during the next 10000 years (-13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 55m 02s

Declination -35° 47’ 19”

Hour Angle 04h 54m 31s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 53m 32s

Declination -35° 39’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 316.88°

Galactic Latitude 25.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5222.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5222 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5222. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5222 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5222 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.54

Secondary star magnitude 5.74

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5222 is distant 163.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.08

Distance (light year) 163.24

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120987

SAO Catalogue SAO204955

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67819

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 9090

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5222 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 125.8° RISE 13:20

Max altitude: 54.2° TRANSIT 19:22

Azimuth: 234.2° SET 1:20

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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