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HR5233

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:55 | Tran: 15:12 | Set: 20:28
Alt: -46.61°   Az: 4.84°   Direction: North

HR5233 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5233 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR5233 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.

Image of HR5233 star
DSS2 image of HR5233. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5233 during the next 1000 years (-2.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 56m 16s
-08° 10’ 45”
12h 13m 26s
02h 09m 42s

J2000

13h 54m 58s
-08° 03’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

328.8°
51.59°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5233 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5233.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.19
Main-sequence

3.54
F8V
6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5233 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5233. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5233 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 HR5233 double sysyem:

6.19
7.09
0.9
3.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5233 is distant 110.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

33.82
110.25
-19 km/s
-0.172 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO139618
SAO139618

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5233 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.2°
Max altitude: 30.3°
Azimuth: 261.8°