HR5066

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -35.32° Az: 197.02° Direction: South-South-West

HR5066 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Musca.

HR5066 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR5066 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 HR5066. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5066 during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 30m 36s

Declination -69° 45’ 20”

Hour Angle 02h 54m 34s

Sideral Time 16h 25m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 28m 46s

Declination -69° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 306.19°

Galactic Latitude -6.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5066.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class

HR5066 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.45

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5066 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5066. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5066 is distant 698.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 214.13

Distance (light year) 698.07

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116890

SAO Catalogue SAO252321

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65755

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-68 1929

General Catalogue of Variable Stars EZ Mus

Visibility from Your Location

HR5066 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca