HR5228

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:37 | Tran: 15:43 | Set: 18:48

Alt: -8.89° Az: 234.29° Direction: South-West

HR5228 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR5228 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR5228 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 HR5228. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5228 during the next 1000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 55m 41s

Declination -28° 41’ 24”

Hour Angle 04h 24m 33s

Sideral Time 18h 20m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 54m 16s

Declination -28° 34’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 319.27°

Galactic Latitude 32.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5228.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.03

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5228 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5228. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5228 is distant 206.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.29

Distance (light year) 206.33

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.17 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121156

SAO Catalogue SAO182065

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67890

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 9478

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5228 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.7° RISE 12:37

Max altitude: 9.8° TRANSIT 15:43

Azimuth: 241.3° SET 18:48

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

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