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HR5009

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.36°   Az: 6.83°   Direction: North

HR5009 is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR5009 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR5009 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 HR5009 star
DSS2 image of HR5009. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5009 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 12m 40s
+80° 20’ 13”
22h 37m 54s
11h 50m 35s

J2000

13h 12m 25s
+80° 28’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

121.85°
36.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5009.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.25
Hypergiant

-0.37
K0I
4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5009 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5009. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5009 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5009 double sysyem:

6.25
10.25
4
1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5009 is distant 686.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

210.53
686.32
-11 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO2164
SAO2164

Visibility from Your Location

HR5009 is circumpolar and transits at 21:33 UTC (altitude: 61.1°)