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Sunset: 18:15
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HR5018

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.81°   Az: 9.42°   Direction: North

HR5018 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5018 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR5018 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 HR5018 star
DSS2 image of HR5018. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5018 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 17m 17s
+68° 16’ 40”
23h 29m 58s
12h 47m 15s

J2000

13h 16m 28s
+68° 24’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

119.46°
48.55°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5018 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5018.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.2
Main-sequence

0.46
B9V
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5018 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5018. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5018 is distant 457.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

140.45
457.87
-7 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16033
SAO16033

Visibility from Your Location

HR5018 is circumpolar and transits at 11:58 UTC (altitude: 73.2°)