HR5428

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:05 | Tran: 15:50 | Set: 18:35

Alt: 7.69° Az: 178.97° Direction: South

HR5428 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5428 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR5428 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 HR5428. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5428 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 34m 37s

Declination -30° 49’ 18”

Hour Angle 23h 55m 15s

Sideral Time 14h 29m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 33m 09s

Declination -30° 42’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.47°

Galactic Latitude 27.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5428.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.58

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5428 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5428. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5428 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5428 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.09

Secondary star magnitude 9.39

Magnitude difference 3.3

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5428 is distant 411.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.26

Distance (light year) 411.62

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127624

SAO Catalogue SAO205681

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71154

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3011519

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5428 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.8° RISE 13:05

Max altitude: 7.7° TRANSIT 15:50

Azimuth: 239.2° SET 18:35

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Centaurus