HR5542

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:04 | Tran: 23:50 | Set: 2:41

Alt: -49.26° Az: 281.73° Direction: West-North-West

HR5542 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5542 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR5542 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 HR5542. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5542 during the next 1000 years (-5.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 54m 04s

Declination -30° 40’ 47”

Hour Angle 08h 48m 04s

Sidereal Time 23h 42m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 52m 33s

Declination -30° 34’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 331.67°

Galactic Latitude 25.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5542.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.28

Spectral Type G1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5542 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5542. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5542 is distant 130.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.02

Distance (light year) 130.45

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.329 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131117

SAO Catalogue SAO206035

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72772

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3011780

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5542 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.7° RISE 21:04

Max altitude: 7.8° TRANSIT 23:50

Azimuth: 239.3° SET 2:41

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus