HR5070

HR5070 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR5070 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5070 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5070:

Color of HR5070 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5070 6.5

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5070 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 32°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5070

HR5070 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5070 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 25m 59s

Declination J2000 +63° 15’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 116.41°

Galactic Latitude 53.43°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5070 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5070.

Visibility of HR5070 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5070 is circumpolar and transits at 00:45 UTC (altitude: 78.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5070

The image below is a photograph of HR5070 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5070 is -0.392 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.216 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5070. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5070 during the next 1000 years (-6.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.60 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5070 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5070 is distant 69.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 21.34 pc

Distance (light year) 69.57 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.392 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.216 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5070

HR5070 belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.85

Spectral Type G6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.74

Temperature of HR5070 5468K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5070 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5070. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5070

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117043

SAO Catalogue SAO16071

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65530

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+64 949

Gliese Catalogue Gl 511.1

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