HR5293

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -34.22° Az: 167.22° Direction: South

HR5293 is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5293 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR5293 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 12m 41s

Declination -70° 25’ 28”

Hour Angle 21h 47m 37s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 10m 30s

Declination -70° 18’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.55°

Galactic Latitude -8.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -23.95

Spectral Type K4II

Color Index (B-V) 1.74

Temperature 3465K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5293 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

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:

Main star magnitude 6.05

Secondary star magnitude 14.55

Magnitude difference 8.5

Separation 5.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD123377

SAO Catalogue SAO257119

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69241

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 2012

FK5 Catalogue 3123

Visibility from Your Location

HR5293 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus