5 Lacertae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 11.10° Az: 14.89° Direction: South

5 Lacertae is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Lacerta.

5 Lacertae visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, 5 Lacertae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 5 Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Lacertae during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 30m 35s

Declination +47° 50’ 16”

Hour Angle 13h 28m 16s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 29m 31s

Declination +47° 42’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 99.66°

Galactic Latitude -8.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.36

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.40

Spectral Type M0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Lacertae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Lacertae is distant 1,164.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 357.14

Distance (light year) 1,164.29

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Lacertae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213310

SAO Catalogue SAO52055

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111022

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 3719

FK5 Catalogue 3799

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14177

Visibility from Your Location

5 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 04:28 UTC (altitude: 86.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta