HR5061
HR5061 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR5061 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5061 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 HR5061 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR5061
HR5061 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -87.3°
Azimuth: 328.4°
Direction: North-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5061
HR5061 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 HR5061 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5061 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5061 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR5061 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR5061 from the Sun and relative movement
HR5061 is distant 1,068.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR5061
HR5061 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5061 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
