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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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HR5296

Altitude: -32.9°   Azimuth: 133.2°   Direction: South-East

HR5296 is a variable and double sub-giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5296 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5296 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 HR5296 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5296 star
DSS2 image of HR5296. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5296 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5296

6
Sub-giant

HR5296 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -32.9°
Azimuth: 133.2°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5296

HR5296 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 HR5296 are provided in the following table:

14h 09m 34s
-51° 30’ 16”
315.12°
9.51°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5296 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5296 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5296.

Visibility of HR5296 from your location

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

HR5296 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5296 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5296 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

168.07 pc
547.90 ly
5 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/year
-0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5296

HR5296 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.13
B9IV
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5296 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5296. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5296 star system properties

HR5296 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5296 double sysyem:

6
9
3
64.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5296

SAO241491
SAO241491