HR5281
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -80.94°
Az: 200.35°
Direction: South-South-West
HR5281 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR5281 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR5281 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 HR5281. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5281 during the next
10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5281.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5281 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5281.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR5281 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5281 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK