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HR5319

Altitude: -37.0°   Azimuth: 227.9°   Direction: South-West

HR5319 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5319 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5319 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 HR5319 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5319 star
DSS2 image of HR5319. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5319 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5319

6.39
Giant

HR5319 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -37.0°
Azimuth: 227.9°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5319

HR5319 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 HR5319 are provided in the following table:

14h 15m 21s
-53° 30’ 34”
315.33°
7.33°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5319 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5319 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5319.

Visibility of HR5319 from your location

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

HR5319 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5319 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5319 is distant 978.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

300.30 pc
978.98 ly
-21 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5319

HR5319 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.00
K3III
3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5319 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5319. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5319

SAO241569
SAO241569