HR5059

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:46 | Tran: 0:38 | Set: 6:33

Alt: -38.34° Az: 18.89° Direction: North-North-East

HR5059 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5059 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR5059 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 HR5059. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5059 during the next 1000 years (-1.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 27m 29s

Declination -01° 19’ 24”

Hour Angle 12h 58m 52s

Sidereal Time 02h 26m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 26m 11s

Declination -01° 11’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.78°

Galactic Latitude 60.47°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.59

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5059 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5059. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5059 is distant 245.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.19

Distance (light year) 245.11

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.111 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116831

SAO Catalogue SAO139337

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65545

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 2686

FK5 Catalogue 3074

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6242

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5059 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.3° RISE 18:46

Max altitude: 37.2° TRANSIT 0:38

Azimuth: 268.7° SET 6:33

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo