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HR5

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.82°   Az: 311.57°   Direction: North-West

HR5 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR5 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR5 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 HR5 star
DSS2 image of HR5. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5 during the next 1000 years (4.38 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 07m 33s
+58° 34’ 28”
05h 16m 14s
05h 23m 48s

J2000

00h 06m 15s
+58° 26’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

117.03°
-3.92°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.96
Main-sequence

4.42
G5V
5706K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5 double sysyem:

5.96
6.76
0.8
1.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5 is distant 66.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

20.28
66.13
-12 km/s
0.263 arcsec/y
0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21085
SAO21085

Visibility from Your Location

HR5 is circumpolar and transits at 23:07 UTC (altitude: 82.9°)