HR5549

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:10 | Tran: 14:25 | Set: 16:41

Alt: -3.66° Az: 216.36° Direction: South-West

HR5549 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5549 visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, HR5549 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 HR5549. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5549 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 56m 09s

Declination -33° 24’ 00”

Hour Angle 03h 00m 31s

Sidereal Time 17h 56m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 54m 38s

Declination -33° 18’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.61°

Galactic Latitude 22.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5549.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.13

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5549 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5549. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5549 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5549 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.82

Secondary star magnitude 9.82

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 58.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5549 is distant 800.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 245.70

Distance (light year) 800.98

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131432

SAO Catalogue SAO206079

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72959

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3210457

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5549 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.4° RISE 12:10

Max altitude: 5.1° TRANSIT 14:25

Azimuth: 236.6° SET 16:41

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus