HR5461

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -79.44° Az: 124.84° Direction: South-East

HR5461 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5461 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR5461 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 HR5461. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5461 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 42m 24s

Declination -56° 32’ 56”

Hour Angle 13h 03m 21s

Sidereal Time 03h 45m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 40m 32s

Declination -56° 26’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.63°

Galactic Latitude 3.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5461 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5461. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5461 is distant 1,006.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 308.64

Distance (light year) 1,006.17

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD128713

SAO Catalogue SAO241898

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71746

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 6107

FK5 Catalogue 3162

Visibility from Your Location

HR5461 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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HR5461

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HR5461

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