HR5456

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:05 | Tran: 20:07 | Set: 2:05

Alt: 21.11° Az: 227.66° Direction: South-West

HR5456 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5456 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR5456 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 HR5456. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5456 during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 39m 55s

Declination -38° 54’ 11”

Hour Angle 04h 09m 34s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 38m 19s

Declination -38° 47’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.76°

Galactic Latitude 19.51°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.40

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5456 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5456. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5456 is distant 626.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 192.31

Distance (light year) 626.92

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD128488

SAO Catalogue SAO205786

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71581

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 9529

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5456 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 128.9° RISE 14:05

Max altitude: 51.1° TRANSIT 20:07

Azimuth: 231.1° SET 2:05

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

Set Location

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