HR5242

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.56° Az: 166.63° Direction: South

HR5242 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5242 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR5242 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 HR5242. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5242 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 00m 27s

Declination -65° 55’ 24”

Hour Angle 22h 01m 49s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 58m 31s

Declination -65° 48’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.74°

Galactic Latitude -3.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5242.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.15

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5242 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5242. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5242 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 HR5242 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.2

Secondary star magnitude 10.2

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 6.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5242 is distant 527.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 161.81

Distance (light year) 527.51

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121557

SAO Catalogue SAO252534

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68270

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 2553

FK5 Catalogue 3110

Visibility from Your Location

HR5242 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus