HR5018

Altitude: 43.5° Azimuth: 330.0° Direction: North-North-West

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

HR5018 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5018 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 HR5018:

Color of HR5018 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5018 6.2

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR5018 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 43.5°
Azimuth: 330.0°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5018

HR5018 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5018 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 16m 28s

Declination J2000 +68° 24’ 29”

Galactic Longitude 119.46°

Galactic Latitude 48.55°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5018 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5018.

Visibility of HR5018 from your location

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

HR5018 is circumpolar and transits at 20:12 UTC (altitude: 73.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5018

The image below is a photograph of HR5018 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 HR5018 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5018 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 140.45 pc

Distance (light year) 457.87 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5018

HR5018 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature of HR5018 10941K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR5018

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115612

SAO Catalogue SAO16033

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64774

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 694

FK5 Catalogue 3060

In Evidence

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