HR5002

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.83° Az: 141.99° Direction: South-East

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

Right Ascension 13h 18m 55s

Declination -66° 54’ 52”

Hour Angle 16h 46m 23s

Sidereal Time 06h 05m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 17m 12s

Declination -66° 47’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.47°

Galactic Latitude -4.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5002.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.87

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.93

Spectral Type K2I

Color Index (B-V) 1.5

Temperature 3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5002 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.

Distance (parsec) 363.64

Distance (light year) 1,185.45

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115211

SAO Catalogue SAO252240

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64820

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 2142

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6164

Visibility from Your Location

HR5002 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca