HR5027

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:48 | Tran: 18:45 | Set: 0:47

Alt: 4.55° Az: 213.79° Direction: South-West

HR5027 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5027 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR5027 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.

DSS2 image of HR5027. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5027 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 22m 24s

Declination -55° 56’ 01”

Hour Angle 05h 27m 09s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 20m 48s

Declination -55° 48’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.08°

Galactic Latitude 6.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.98

Spectral Type B0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5027 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5027. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5027 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115842

SAO Catalogue SAO240765

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65129

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 5504

FK5 Catalogue 3065

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6193

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5027 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 145.9° RISE 12:48

Max altitude: 34.0° TRANSIT 18:45

Azimuth: 214.1° SET 0:47

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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