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HR5013

HR5013 is a giant star in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5013 visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5013 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5013:

5.33
Giant
HR5013 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5013

HR5013 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5013 are provided in the following table:

13h 17m 15s
+13° 40’ 32”
328.35°
75.26°
Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5013 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5013 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5013.

Visibility of HR5013 from your location

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

Today's HR5013 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.3°
Max altitude: 52.2°
Azimuth: 283.7°
HR5013 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5013

The image below is a photograph of HR5013 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5013 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5013 star
DSS2 image of HR5013. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5013 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5013 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5013 is distant 297.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

91.41 pc
297.99 ly
-25 km/s
0.007 arcsec/year
0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5013

HR5013 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.53
K3III
4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5013 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5013. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5013

SAO100497
SAO100497