HR5236

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -33.80° Az: 137.61° Direction: South-East

HR5236 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5236 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR5236 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 HR5236. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5236 during the next 1000 years (-0.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 58m 15s

Declination -54° 49’ 42”

Hour Angle 18h 53m 42s

Sidereal Time 08h 51m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 56m 33s

Declination -54° 42’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.32°

Galactic Latitude 6.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.09

Spectral Type G6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5236 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5236. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5236 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5236 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6

Secondary star magnitude 12.9

Magnitude difference 6.9

Separation 33 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5236 is distant 124.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.11

Distance (light year) 124.24

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.216"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121384

SAO Catalogue SAO241315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68101

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 5806

Gliese Catalogue Gl 534.1A

Visibility from Your Location

HR5236 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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HR5236

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Star System Properties

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Alternative Designations

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