HR5439

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -3.15° Az: 182.49° Direction: South

HR5439 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5439 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR5439 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 HR5439. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5439 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 37m 06s

Declination -41° 37’ 27”

Hour Angle 00h 13m 17s

Sideral Time 14h 50m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 35m 31s

Declination -41° 31’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.05°

Galactic Latitude 17.25°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5439.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.67

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5439 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5439. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5439 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 HR5439 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.87

Secondary star magnitude 11.07

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 26.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5439 is distant 358.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 109.89

Distance (light year) 358.24

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127971

SAO Catalogue SAO225046

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71353

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 8794

Visibility from Your Location

HR5439 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus