HR5251
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -53.02°
Az: 113.02°
Direction: East-South-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5251.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5251 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK