HR5474

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:32 | Tran: 0:15 | Set: 3:02

Alt: 7.48° Az: 179.78° Direction: South

HR5474 is a double star of spectral class A in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5474 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR5474 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 HR5474. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5474 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 43m 22s

Declination -31° 02’ 25”

Hour Angle 23h 58m 57s

Sidereal Time 14h 42m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 41m 51s

Declination -30° 55’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.23°

Galactic Latitude 26.24°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class

HR5474 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.23

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5474 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5474. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5474 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5474 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 7.27

Magnitude difference 0.9

Separation 1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5474 is distant 1,079.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 331.13

Distance (light year) 1,079.47

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129161

SAO Catalogue SAO205841

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71853

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3011624

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5474 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 21:32

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 0:15

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 3:02

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus