HR5253

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -30.15° Az: 166.35° Direction: South

HR5253 is a double giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5253 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR5253 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 HR5253. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5253 during the next 1000 years (-2.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 02m 49s

Declination -66° 23’ 27”

Hour Angle 21h 57m 29s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 00m 52s

Declination -66° 16’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.85°

Galactic Latitude -4.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5253.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.54

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5253 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5253. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5253 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 HR5253 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.97

Secondary star magnitude 11.87

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 46.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5253 is distant 250.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.86

Distance (light year) 250.58

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.136 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121932

SAO Catalogue SAO252554

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68455

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 2573

Visibility from Your Location

HR5253 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus