HR5052

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:19 | Tran: 12:58 | Set: 23:37

Alt: 66.60° Az: 241.62° Direction: West-South-West

HR5052 is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5052 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR5052 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 HR5052. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5052 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 25m 01s

Declination +36° 54’ 18”

Hour Angle 01h 43m 38s

Sideral Time 15h 08m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 23m 53s

Declination +37° 02’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 90.25°

Galactic Latitude 77.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5052.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.77

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5052 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5052. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5052 is distant 1,207.41 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 370.37

Distance (light year) 1,207.41

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116581

SAO Catalogue SAO63514

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65376

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 2404

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6220

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5052 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.1° RISE 2:19

Max altitude: 75.4° TRANSIT 12:58

Azimuth: 306.9° SET 23:37

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici