HR5393

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:05 | Tran: 14:03 | Set: 19:01

Alt: -25.04° Az: 76.99° Direction: East-North-East

HR5393 is a double giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5393 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR5393 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 HR5393. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5393 during the next 10000 years (-11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 26m 01s

Declination -11° 46’ 51”

Hour Angle 16h 17m 32s

Sideral Time 06h 43m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 24m 40s

Declination -11° 40’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.23°

Galactic Latitude 45.09°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5393.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.72

Spectral Type F4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5393 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5393. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5393 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5393 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.49

Secondary star magnitude 8.09

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5393 is distant 292.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.85

Distance (light year) 292.90

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.071 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126251

SAO Catalogue SAO158550

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70452

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 3736

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9254

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5393 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.8° RISE 9:05

Max altitude: 26.7° TRANSIT 14:03

Azimuth: 258.2° SET 19:01

Set Location

Other stars in Libra