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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR5049

Altitude: -65.8°   Azimuth: 205.8°   Direction: South-South-West

HR5049 is a star in the constellation of Musca.

HR5049 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5049 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5049 is -0.067 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5049 star
DSS2 image of HR5049. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5049 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5049

5.67

HR5049 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -65.8°
Azimuth: 205.8°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5049

HR5049 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5049 are provided in the following table:

13h 25m 50s
-70° 37’ 38”
305.8°
-7.95°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5049 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5049 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5049.

Visibility of HR5049 from your location

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

HR5049 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5049 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5049 is distant 463.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

142.25 pc
463.73 ly
8 km/s
-0.067 arcsec/year
-0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5049

HR5049 belongs to spectral class A HR5049 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

-0.10
A
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5049 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5049. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5049

SAO257042
SAO257042