HR5311

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:12 | Tran: 19:42 | Set: 22:12

Alt: -1.30° Az: 157.41° Direction: South-South-East

HR5311 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5311 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR5311 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 HR5311. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5311 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 15m 24s

Declination -54° 44’ 38”

Hour Angle 21h 13m 11s

Sidereal Time 11h 28m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 13m 39s

Declination -54° 37’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.73°

Galactic Latitude 6.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5311.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.53

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5311 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5311. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5311 is distant 1,101.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 66 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 337.84

Distance (light year) 1,101.35

Radial Speed 66 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124195

SAO Catalogue SAO241552

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69491

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 5933

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V716 Cen

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5311 rise, transit and set times from Zhelin, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 144.7° RISE 17:12

Max altitude: 6.0° TRANSIT 19:42

Azimuth: 215.3° SET 22:12

Name:	Zhelin, China
Latitude:	29° 13' 59.9" N
Longitude:	115° 28' 1.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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