HR5466

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:08 | Tran: 20:09 | Set: 2:07

Alt: 22.42° Az: 230.22° Direction: South-West

HR5466 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5466 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, HR5466 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 HR5466. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5466 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 42m 35s

Declination -36° 14’ 34”

Hour Angle 04h 06m 57s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 41m 01s

Declination -36° 08’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.5°

Galactic Latitude 21.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5466 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5466. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5466 is distant 588.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 180.51

Distance (light year) 588.45

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD128974

SAO Catalogue SAO205823

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71783

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 9702

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5466 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 126.2° RISE 14:08

Max altitude: 53.7° TRANSIT 20:09

Azimuth: 233.8° SET 2:07

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

Set Location

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