HR5488

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -22.71° Az: 155.82° Direction: South

HR5488 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5488 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR5488 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 HR5488. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5488 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 47m 02s

Declination -55° 42’ 29”

Hour Angle 21h 11m 31s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 45m 10s

Declination -55° 36’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 318.57°

Galactic Latitude 3.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5488.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.52

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5488 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5488. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5488 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5488 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.1

Secondary star magnitude 7.5

Magnitude difference 1.4

Separation 68.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5488 is distant 1,724.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 529.10

Distance (light year) 1,724.87

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129557

SAO Catalogue SAO241971

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72121

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 6150

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BU Cir

Visibility from Your Location

HR5488 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus