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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:52  
clear_day Transit: 12:49  
SunsetSet: 18:46 south
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HR5284

Altitude: 18.2°   Azimuth: 207.2°   Direction: South-South-West

HR5284 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5284 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5284 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 HR5284:

6.56
Main-sequence

HR5284 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 18.2°
Azimuth: 207.2°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5284

HR5284 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5284 are provided in the following table:

14h 05m 13s
-16° 20’ 08”
327.46°
42.99°
Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5284 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5284 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5284.

Visibility of HR5284 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 HR5284 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: 106.3°
Max altitude: 22.2°
Azimuth: 253.7°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5284

The image below is a photograph of HR5284 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 HR5284 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5284 star
DSS2 image of HR5284. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5284 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5284 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5284 is distant 380.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

116.82 pc
380.84 ly
-13 km/s
0.002 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5284

HR5284 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.22
A4V
9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5284 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5284. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5284

SAO158331
SAO158331