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HR5234

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -69.16°   Az: 248.73°   Direction: West-South-West

HR5234 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5234 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR5234 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 HR5234 star
DSS2 image of HR5234. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5234 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 57m 58s
-54° 15’ 09”
09h 41m 44s
23h 39m 43s

J2000

13h 56m 19s
-54° 07’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

312.44°
7.54°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5234 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5234.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.14
Main-sequence

0.37
A1V
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5234 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5234. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5234 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5234 double sysyem:

6.14
7.14
1
1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5234 is distant 465.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

142.86
465.71
13 km/s
-0.038 arcsec/y
-0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO241309
SAO241309

Visibility from Your Location

HR5234 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK