HR5377

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -84.61° Az: 87.03° Direction: East

HR5377 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5377 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR5377 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 HR5377. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5377 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 25m 02s

Declination -50° 53’ 11”

Hour Angle 12h 34m 12s

Sidereal Time 02h 59m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 23m 20s

Declination -50° 46’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.43°

Galactic Latitude 9.5°

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Finder chart for HR5377.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.94

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature 4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5377 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5377. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5377 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5377 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 9.62

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 1.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5377 is distant 802.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 246.31

Distance (light year) 802.96

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD125810

SAO Catalogue SAO241686

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70325

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 8501

FK5 Catalogue 3138

Visibility from Your Location

HR5377 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus