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HR5075

Altitude: 28.0°   Azimuth: 347.6°   Direction: North-North-West

HR5075 is a multiple hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR5075 visual magnitude is 7.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5075 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 HR5075 is -0.063 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5075 star
DSS2 image of HR5075. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5075 during the next 10000 years (-10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5075

7.04
Hypergiant

HR5075 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 28.0°
Azimuth: 347.6°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5075

HR5075 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 HR5075 are provided in the following table:

13h 27m 10s
+64° 43’ 09”
116.75°
51.98°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5075 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5075 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5075.

Visibility of HR5075 from your location

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

HR5075 is circumpolar and transits at 01:38 UTC (altitude: 76.8°)

Distance of HR5075 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5075 is distant 213.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

65.36 pc
213.07 ly
-15 km/s
-0.063 arcsec/year
0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5075

HR5075 belongs to spectral class F0

2.96
F0
6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5075 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5075. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5075 star system properties

HR5075 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5075 double sysyem:

7.04
7.44
0.4
47 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5075

SAO16079
SAO16079