HR5398

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:53 | Tran: 19:55 | Set: 1:53

Alt: 17.87° Az: 224.83° Direction: South-West

HR5398 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5398 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR5398 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 HR5398. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5398 during the next 1000 years (-2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 27m 50s

Declination -42° 25’ 58”

Hour Angle 04h 21m 33s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 26m 13s

Declination -42° 19’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.06°

Galactic Latitude 17.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.40

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5398 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5398. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5398 is distant 314.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.34

Distance (light year) 314.07

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.123 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126386

SAO Catalogue SAO224923

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70580

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 8757

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5398 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 132.4° RISE 13:53

Max altitude: 47.5° TRANSIT 19:55

Azimuth: 227.6° SET 1:53

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

Set Location

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