HR5278

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:37 | Tran: 18:33 | Set: 23:28

Alt: 20.08° Az: 162.84° Direction: South-South-East

HR5278 is a giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5278 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR5278 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 HR5278. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5278 during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 07m 30s

Declination -54° 47’ 25”

Hour Angle 22h 05m 06s

Sidereal Time 12h 12m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 05m 46s

Declination -54° 40’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.63°

Galactic Latitude 6.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.59

Spectral Type A5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5278 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5278. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5278 is distant 425.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.38

Distance (light year) 425.03

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD122844

SAO Catalogue SAO241430

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68842

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 5887

FK5 Catalogue 3119

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5278 rise, transit and set times from Eustaquio Lopez, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 144.8° RISE 13:37

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 18:33

Azimuth: 215.2° SET 23:28

Name:	Eustaquio Lopez, Philippines
Latitude:	10° 49' 10.2" N
Longitude:	123° 2' 27.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

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Other stars in Centaurus

HR5278

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J2000

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