HR5401

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -18.69° Az: 143.07° Direction: South-East

HR5401 is a double star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5401 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR5401 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 HR5401. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5401 during the next 1000 years (-2.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 28m 51s

Declination -46° 14’ 51”

Hour Angle 20h 18m 28s

Sidereal Time 10h 47m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 27m 12s

Declination -46° 08’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 319.75°

Galactic Latitude 13.59°

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Finder chart for HR5401.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.00

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5401 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5401. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5401 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5401 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.83

Secondary star magnitude 11.43

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 30 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5401 is distant 189.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.28

Distance (light year) 189.98

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.153 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.082"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126504

SAO Catalogue SAO224929

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70663

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 9188

Visibility from Your Location

HR5401 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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