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public  Malasin, Philippines Malasin, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:31 
Transit: 12:01 
Sunset: 18:30
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HR5521

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:56 | Tran: 19:23 | Set: 0:51
Alt: 32.93°   Az: 134.54°   Direction: South-East

HR5521 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5521 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR5521 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.

Image of HR5521 star
DSS2 image of HR5521. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5521 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 50m 47s
-24° 21’ 23”
21h 15m 48s
12h 06m 35s

J2000

14h 49m 18s
-24° 15’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

334.59°
31.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5521.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.68
Giant

-1.99
K1
4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5521 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5521. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5521 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5521 double sysyem:

5.68
8.58
2.9
61 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5521 is distant 1,112.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

341.30
1,112.63
-26 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO182898
SAO182898

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5521 rise, transit and set times from Malasin, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 114.4°
Max altitude: 49.3°
Azimuth: 245.6°