HR5408

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.60° Az: 164.07° Direction: South

HR5408 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5408 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR5408 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 HR5408. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5408 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 33m 26s

Declination -67° 49’ 43”

Hour Angle 21h 28m 53s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 31m 16s

Declination -67° 43’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.2°

Galactic Latitude -6.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5408.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.20

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5408 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5408. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5408 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5408 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.83

Secondary star magnitude 14.03

Magnitude difference 8.2

Separation 35.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5408 is distant 274.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 78 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.18

Distance (light year) 274.41

Radial Speed 78 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.066"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126862

SAO Catalogue SAO252767

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71002

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 2595

Visibility from Your Location

HR5408 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus