HR5251

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:26 | Tran: 19:28 | Set: 1:26

Alt: 11.23° Az: 218.12° Direction: South-West

HR5251 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5251 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR5251 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 HR5251. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5251 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 00m 56s

Declination -50° 29’ 34”

Hour Angle 04h 48m 29s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 59m 17s

Declination -50° 22’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.86°

Galactic Latitude 11.06°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5251 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5251. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5251 is distant 335.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.88

Distance (light year) 335.39

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121853

SAO Catalogue SAO241352

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68333

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-49 8356

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5251 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 140.5° RISE 13:26

Max altitude: 39.5° TRANSIT 19:28

Azimuth: 219.5° SET 1:26

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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