HR5422

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:15 | Tran: 23:35 | Set: 8:59

Alt: -6.76° Az: 3.59° Direction: North

HR5422 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Boötes.

HR5422 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR5422 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 HR5422. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5422 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 30m 54s

Declination +31° 40’ 44”

Hour Angle 12h 16m 44s

Sidereal Time 02h 47m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 29m 49s

Declination +31° 47’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 51.15°

Galactic Latitude 68.13°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.91

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5422 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5422. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5422 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 HR5422 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.06

Secondary star magnitude 11.06

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 25.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5422 is distant 348.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.95

Distance (light year) 348.66

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127304

SAO Catalogue SAO64178

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70892

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 2482

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9288

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5422 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.3° RISE 14:15

Max altitude: 70.2° TRANSIT 23:35

Azimuth: 301.7° SET 8:59

Set Location

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