HR5237

HR5237 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5237 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5237 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5237:

Color of HR5237 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5237 6.51

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5237 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 3°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5237

HR5237 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5237 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 55m 44s

Declination J2000 -31° 17’ 06”

Galactic Longitude 318.73°

Galactic Latitude 29.61°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5237 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5237.

Visibility of HR5237 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR5237 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.3° RISE 19:39

Max altitude: 7.2° TRANSIT 22:19

Azimuth: 238.7° SET 1:03

RIGHT NOW HR5237 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5237

The image below is a photograph of HR5237 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5237 is -0.047 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5237. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5237 during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5237 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5237 is distant 464.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.45 pc

Distance (light year) 464.39 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5237

HR5237 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature of HR5237 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5237. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5237

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121397

SAO Catalogue SAO204994

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68021

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3011015

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus