HR5053

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:17 | Tran: 22:18 | Set: 5:24

Alt: 28.31° Az: 253.26° Direction: West-South-West

HR5053 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5053 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR5053 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 HR5053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5053 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 25m 45s

Declination +12° 18’ 00”

Hour Angle 03h 58m 35s

Sidereal Time 17h 24m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 24m 30s

Declination +12° 25’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.35°

Galactic Latitude 73.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5053 is distant 537.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 165.02

Distance (light year) 537.95

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116594

SAO Catalogue SAO100553

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65417

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 2663

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5053 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.7° RISE 15:17

Max altitude: 50.8° TRANSIT 22:18

Azimuth: 282.3° SET 5:24

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo