HR5446

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:03 | Tran: 20:05 | Set: 2:03

Alt: 20.52° Az: 226.97° Direction: South-West

HR5446 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5446 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR5446 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 HR5446. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5446 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 38m 00s

Declination -39° 42’ 25”

Hour Angle 04h 11m 25s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 36m 24s

Declination -39° 35’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.04°

Galactic Latitude 18.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.69

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5446 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5446. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5446 is distant 400.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.70

Distance (light year) 400.00

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD128152

SAO Catalogue SAO205744

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71429

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 9047

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5446 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 129.7° RISE 14:03

Max altitude: 50.3° TRANSIT 20:05

Azimuth: 230.3° SET 2:03

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

Set Location

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