HR5432

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:02 | Tran: 20:04 | Set: 2:02

Alt: 13.00° Az: 207.11° Direction: South-South-West

HR5432 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5432 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR5432 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 37m 12s

Declination -60° 07’ 33”

Hour Angle 04h 12m 16s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 35m 17s

Declination -60° 00’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 315.57°

Galactic Latitude 0.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.04

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 186.92

Distance (light year) 609.35

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127724

SAO Catalogue SAO241811

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71333

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 5642

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5432 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 150.1° RISE 14:02

Max altitude: 29.8° TRANSIT 20:04

Azimuth: 209.9° SET 2:02

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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