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HR5000

Altitude: -61.0°   Azimuth: 137.6°   Direction: South-East

HR5000 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Musca.

HR5000 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5000 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5000 is -0.103 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5000 star
DSS2 image of HR5000. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5000 during the next 1000 years (-1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.87 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5000

6.07
Main-sequence

HR5000 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -61.0°
Azimuth: 137.6°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5000

HR5000 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5000 are provided in the following table:

13h 16m 44s
-65° 08’ 17”
305.59°
-2.4°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5000 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5000 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5000.

Visibility of HR5000 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5000 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5000 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5000 is distant 126.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

38.85 pc
126.65 ly
18 km/s
-0.103 arcsec/year
-0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5000

HR5000 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.12
F5V
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5000 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5000. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5000

SAO252236
SAO252236