5 Orionis

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:17 | Tran: 14:28 | Set: 20:39

Alt: -28.91° Az: 320.84° Direction: North-West

5 Orionis is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Orion.

5 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, 5 Orionis 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 5 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Orionis during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 54m 42s

Declination +02° 32’ 53”

Hour Angle 09h 45m 36s

Sidereal Time 14h 40m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 53m 22s

Declination +02° 30’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.08°

Galactic Latitude -24.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.13

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Orionis is distant 637.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 195.69

Distance (light year) 637.96

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31139

SAO Catalogue SAO112179

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22730

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 800

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1755

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.5° RISE 8:17

Max altitude: 41.1° TRANSIT 14:28

Azimuth: 272.5° SET 20:39

Set Location

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