HR5397

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:59 | Tran: 14:08 | Set: 18:17

Alt: -30.36° Az: 84.43° Direction: East

HR5397 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5397 visual magnitude is 6.61. Because of its faintness, HR5397 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5397. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5397 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 26m 53s

Declination -20° 04’ 49”

Hour Angle 16h 24m 27s

Sideral Time 06h 51m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 25m 29s

Declination -19° 58’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 331.22°

Galactic Latitude 37.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5397.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.61

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5397 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5397. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5397 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5397 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.61

Secondary star magnitude 7.01

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 35.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5397 is distant 465.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.65

Distance (light year) 465.05

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126367

SAO Catalogue SAO158558

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70518

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 3880

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9258

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5397 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.1° RISE 9:59

Max altitude: 18.4° TRANSIT 14:08

Azimuth: 249.9° SET 18:17

Set Location

Other stars in Libra