HR5223

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -72.61° Az: 273.78° Direction: West

HR5223 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5223 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR5223 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 HR5223. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5223 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 55m 33s

Declination -47° 15’ 09”

Hour Angle 10h 15m 44s

Sidereal Time 00h 11m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 53m 56s

Declination -47° 07’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.84°

Galactic Latitude 14.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -23.90

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5223 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5223. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5223 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5223 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.1

Secondary star magnitude 11

Magnitude difference 4.9

Separation 21.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5223 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120991

SAO Catalogue SAO224514

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67861

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 8931

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V767 Cen

Visibility from Your Location

HR5223 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus

HR5223

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In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus

HR5223

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Star System Properties

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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