HR5268

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

HR5268 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5268 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5268:

Color of HR5268 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5268 6.18

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5268 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5268

HR5268 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5268 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 03m 01s

Declination J2000 -31° 41’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 320.29°

Galactic Latitude 28.76°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5268 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5268.

Visibility of HR5268 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 121.7° RISE 20:02

Max altitude: 6.8° TRANSIT 22:38

Azimuth: 238.3° SET 1:18

RIGHT NOW HR5268 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5268

The image below is a photograph of HR5268 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5268 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.083 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5268 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 124.76 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.083 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5268

HR5268 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.27

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature of HR5268 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

HR5268 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

Alternative designations of HR5268

Henry Draper Catalogue HD122510

SAO Catalogue SAO205123

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68641

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3110859

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus