HR5320

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.25° Az: 164.32° Direction: South

HR5320 is a double giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5320 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR5320 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 HR5320. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5320 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 18m 41s

Declination -66° 42’ 17”

Hour Angle 21h 36m 56s

Sidereal Time 11h 55m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 16m 38s

Declination -66° 35’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.26°

Galactic Latitude -5.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5320.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.49

Spectral Type B1III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5320 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5320. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5320 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 HR5320 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.75

Secondary star magnitude 12.85

Magnitude difference 7.1

Separation 23.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5320 is distant 2,295.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 704.23

Distance (light year) 2,295.77

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124471

SAO Catalogue SAO252678

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69763

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 2490

Visibility from Your Location

HR5320 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus