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HR5371

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -80.69°   Az: 143.68°   Direction: South-East

HR5371 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5371 visual magnitude is 4.92. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5371 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR5371 star
DSS2 image of HR5371. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5371 during the next 10000 years (-8.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 24m 24s
-58° 34’ 15”
12h 42m 21s
03h 06m 46s

J2000

14h 22m 36s
-58° 27’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

314.64°
2.33°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5371 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5371.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.92
Giant

0.23
G8III
5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5371 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5371. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5371 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 HR5371 double sysyem:

4.92
7.02
2.1
9.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5371 is distant 282.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

86.51
282.01
15 km/s
-0.052 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO241673
SAO241673

Visibility from Your Location

HR5371 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK