 HR 5256 is drifting nearer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −26.4 km/s, and will make its closest approach to the Sun in about , when it will be at a distance of .This object is an ordinary K-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of K3 V, which indicates it is undergoing core hydrogen fusion.It is over five billion years of age and is spinning slowly with a projected rotational velocity of 4.6 km/s.