HR5306

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.52° Az: 175.97° Direction: South

HR5306 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Apus.

HR5306 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR5306 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 HR5306. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5306 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 19m 36s

Declination -77° 46’ 37”

Hour Angle 12h 34m 02s

Sideral Time 02h 53m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 16m 54s

Declination -77° 39’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.57°

Galactic Latitude -15.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5306.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.83

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5306 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5306. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5306 is distant 2,362.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 724.64

Distance (light year) 2,362.32

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124099

SAO Catalogue SAO257131

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69778

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 940

Visibility from Your Location

HR5306 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Apus