HR5240
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -55.79°
Az: 162.33°
Direction: South-South-East
HR5240 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Apus.
HR5240 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR5240 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 HR5240. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5240 during the next
10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5240.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5240 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5240.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR5240 is distant 727.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5240 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK