HR5424

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:15 | Tran: 20:21 | Set: 2:26

Alt: 46.86° Az: 107.33° Direction: East-South-East

HR5424 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5424 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR5424 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 HR5424. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5424 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 32m 02s

Declination +04° 39’ 36”

Hour Angle 21h 16m 20s

Sidereal Time 11h 48m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 30m 45s

Declination +04° 46’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 353.97°

Galactic Latitude 57.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.58

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5424 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5424. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5424 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5424 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 9.52

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 55.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5424 is distant 1,079.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 331.13

Distance (light year) 1,079.47

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127337

SAO Catalogue SAO120504

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70949

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 2886

FK5 Catalogue 3149

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5424 rise, transit and set times from Pinggang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 85.3° RISE 14:15

Max altitude: 72.9° TRANSIT 20:21

Azimuth: 274.7° SET 2:26

Name:	Pinggang, China
Latitude:	21° 45' 16.9" N
Longitude:	111° 52' 40.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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