HR5474

HR5474 is a double star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5474 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5474 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5474:

Color of HR5474 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5474 6.37

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5474 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 6°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5474

HR5474 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5474 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 41m 51s

Declination J2000 -30° 55’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 329.23°

Galactic Latitude 26.24°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5474 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5474.

Visibility of HR5474 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 120.9° RISE 20:21

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 23:05

Azimuth: 239.1° SET 1:52

RIGHT NOW HR5474 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5474

The image below is a photograph of HR5474 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5474 is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5474 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,079.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5474

HR5474 belongs to spectral class A HR5474 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.23

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature of HR5474 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

HR5474 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

Alternative designations of HR5474

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129161

SAO Catalogue SAO205841

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71853

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3011624

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus