HR5061

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:54 | Tran: 18:52 | Set: 0:54

Alt: 6.32° Az: 220.31° Direction: South-West

HR5061 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5061 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR5061 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 HR5061. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5061 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 28m 39s

Declination -49° 16’ 31”

Hour Angle 05h 20m 55s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 27m 06s

Declination -49° 08’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.91°

Galactic Latitude 13.31°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.27

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5061 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5061. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 327.87

Distance (light year) 1,068.85

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116836

SAO Catalogue SAO224149

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65606

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 8202

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5061 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 139.3° RISE 12:54

Max altitude: 40.7° TRANSIT 18:52

Azimuth: 220.7° SET 0:54

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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