HR5031

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:02 | Tran: 22:15 | Set: 4:31

Alt: 5.93° Az: 92.94° Direction: East

HR5031 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5031 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR5031 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 HR5031. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5031 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 21m 59s

Declination +02° 48’ 32”

Hour Angle 18h 23m 58s

Sidereal Time 07h 45m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 20m 41s

Declination +02° 56’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.32°

Galactic Latitude 64.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5031.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.77

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5031 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5031. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5031 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5031 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.26

Secondary star magnitude 6.66

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5031 is distant 409.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.47

Distance (light year) 409.03

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115995

SAO Catalogue SAO119889

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65119

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 2758

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8864

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5031 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.2° RISE 16:02

Max altitude: 41.3° TRANSIT 22:15

Azimuth: 272.8° SET 4:31

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo