HR5268

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:58 | Tran: 23:32 | Set: 2:11

Alt: -27.30° Az: 252.31° Direction: West-South-West

HR5268 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5268 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR5268 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 HR5268. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5268 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 04m 30s

Declination -31° 48’ 18”

Hour Angle 06h 20m 04s

Sidereal Time 20h 24m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 03m 01s

Declination -31° 41’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.29°

Galactic Latitude 28.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5268.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.27

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5268 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5268. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5268 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5268 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.18

Secondary star magnitude 7.28

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 2.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5268 is distant 124.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.27

Distance (light year) 124.76

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD122510

SAO Catalogue SAO205123

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68641

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3110859

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5268 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 20:58

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 23:32

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 2:11

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus