HR5002
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -28.44°
Az: 181.95°
Direction: South-South-West
HR5002 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Musca.
HR5002 visual magnitude is 4.87. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5002 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 HR5002. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5002 during the next
10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5002.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5002 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5002.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR5002 is distant 1,185.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5002 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK