HR5521

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:38 | Tran: 0:18 | Set: 4:03

Alt: 1.32° Az: 133.74° 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.

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

Right Ascension 14h 50m 47s

Declination -24° 21’ 20”

Hour Angle 20h 30m 11s

Sidereal Time 11h 20m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 49m 18s

Declination -24° 15’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 334.59°

Galactic Latitude 31.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.99

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

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

Main star magnitude 5.68

Secondary star magnitude 8.58

Magnitude difference 2.9

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 341.30

Distance (light year) 1,112.63

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD130529

SAO Catalogue SAO182898

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72488

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2311916

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5521 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.4° RISE 20:38

Max altitude: 14.2° TRANSIT 0:18

Azimuth: 245.6° SET 4:03

Set Location

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