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HR5289

Altitude: -52.9°   Azimuth: 224.4°   Direction: South-West

HR5289 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5289 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5289 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5289 is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5289 star
DSS2 image of HR5289. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5289 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5289

6.4
Giant

HR5289 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -52.9°
Azimuth: 224.4°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5289

HR5289 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 HR5289 are provided in the following table:

14h 08m 14s
-63° 12’ 29”
311.46°
-1.62°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5289 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5289 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5289.

Visibility of HR5289 from your location

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

HR5289 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5289 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5289 is distant 384.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

117.92 pc
384.43 ly
39 km/s
0.025 arcsec/year
0.038 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5289

HR5289 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.04
G8III
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5289 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5289. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5289

SAO252616
SAO252616