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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR5432

Altitude: -36.9°   Azimuth: 217.3°   Direction: South-West

HR5432 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5432 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5432 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5432 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.031 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5432 star
DSS2 image of HR5432. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5432 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5432

6.4
Giant

HR5432 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -36.9°
Azimuth: 217.3°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5432

HR5432 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5432 are provided in the following table:

14h 35m 17s
-60° 00’ 56”
315.57°
0.28°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5432 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5432 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5432.

Visibility of HR5432 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5432 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5432 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5432 is distant 609.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

186.92 pc
609.35 ly
-7 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/year
-0.031 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5432

HR5432 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.04
K2III
4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5432 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5432. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5432

SAO241811
SAO241811