HR5378

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:50 | Tran: 19:51 | Set: 1:49

Alt: 18.06° Az: 227.85° Direction: South-West

HR5378 is a variable giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5378 visual magnitude is 4.42. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5378 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.

DSS2 image of HR5378. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5378 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 24m 37s

Declination -39° 37’ 37”

Hour Angle 04h 24m 54s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 23m 02s

Declination -39° 30’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.57°

Galactic Latitude 20.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5378 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5378. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5378 is distant 418.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.37

Distance (light year) 418.49

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD125823

SAO Catalogue SAO205497

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70300

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 9329

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V761 Cen

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5378 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 129.6° RISE 13:50

Max altitude: 50.3° TRANSIT 19:51

Azimuth: 230.4° SET 1:49

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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