HR5259

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -1.83° Az: 178.86° Direction: South

HR5259 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5259 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR5259 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 HR5259. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5259 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 02m 51s

Declination -40° 20’ 39”

Hour Angle 23h 53m 59s

Sidereal Time 13h 56m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 01m 18s

Declination -40° 13’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.12°

Galactic Latitude 20.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5259.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.83

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5259 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5259. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5259 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5259 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.13

Secondary star magnitude 12.33

Magnitude difference 6.2

Separation 10 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5259 is distant 804.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 246.91

Distance (light year) 804.94

Radial Speed -45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD122210

SAO Catalogue SAO205096

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68493

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 8628

Visibility from Your Location

HR5259 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus