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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR5293

Altitude: -31.8°   Azimuth: 182.1°   Direction: South

HR5293 is a multiple bright giant star in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5293 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5293 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 HR5293 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5293 star
DSS2 image of HR5293. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5293 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5293

6.05
Bright giant

HR5293 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -31.8°
Azimuth: 182.1°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5293

HR5293 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 HR5293 are provided in the following table:

14h 10m 30s
-70° 18’ 20”
309.55°
-8.46°
Circinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5293 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5293 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5293.

Visibility of HR5293 from your location

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

HR5293 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5293 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5293 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

10,000,000.00 pc
32,600,000.00 ly
-1 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5293

HR5293 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-23.95
K4II
3465K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5293 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5293. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5293 star system properties

HR5293 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5293 double sysyem:

6.05
14.55
8.5
5.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5293

SAO257119
SAO257119