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Sunset: 21:18
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5 Orionis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:57 | Tran: 11:07 | Set: 17:18
Alt: -23.48°   Az: 51.42°   Direction: North-East

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.

Image of 5 Orionis star
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

04h 54m 42s
+02° 32’ 54”
15h 03m 28s
19h 58m 10s

J2000

04h 53m 22s
+02° 30’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

196.08°
-24.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Orionis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.33
Giant

-1.13
M1III
3594K

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

HR 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.

195.69
637.96
13 km/s
0.034 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO112179
SAO112179

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°
Max altitude: 41.1°
Azimuth: 272.5°