HR5079

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

Alt: 6.35° Az: 320.88° Direction: North-West

HR5079 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5079 visual magnitude is 6.8. Because of its faintness, HR5079 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5079. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5079 during the next 1000 years (-1.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.68 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 29m 14s

Declination +50° 27’ 20”

Hour Angle 05h 20m 10s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 28m 11s

Declination +50° 35’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 108.77°

Galactic Latitude 65.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5079.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.8

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.42

Spectral Type F1IV

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5079 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5079. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5079 is distant 389.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.33

Distance (light year) 389.02

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.113 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117281

SAO Catalogue SAO28766

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65698

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+51 1846

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5079 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 39.5° RISE 12:54

Max altitude: 39.6° TRANSIT 18:52

Azimuth: 320.5° SET 0:54

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

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici