HR5356

HR5356 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR5356 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5356 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5356:

Color of HR5356 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5356 5.87

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5356 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5356

HR5356 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 HR5356 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 19m 00s

Declination J2000 -25° 48’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 326.53°

Galactic Latitude 33.01°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5356 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5356.

Visibility of HR5356 from your location

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

Today's HR5356 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.8° RISE 19:05

Max altitude: 12.7° TRANSIT 22:34

Azimuth: 244.2° SET 2:07

RIGHT NOW HR5356 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5356

The image below is a photograph of HR5356 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5356 is -0.372 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.35 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5356. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5356 during the next 1000 years (-6.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5356 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5356 is distant 57.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.78 pc

Distance (light year) 57.98 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.372 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.35 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5356

HR5356 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.62

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature of HR5356 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5356 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5356. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5356 star system properties

HR5356 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5356 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.87

Secondary star magnitude 10.97

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 64 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5356

Henry Draper Catalogue HD125276

SAO Catalogue SAO182433

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69965

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2510271

Gliese Catalogue Gl 542.1A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9212

In Evidence

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