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HR5079

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 76.16°   Az: 274.42°   Direction: 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.

Image of HR5079 star
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

13h 29m 13s
+50° 27’ 27”
01h 28m 02s
14h 57m 15s

J2000

13h 28m 11s
+50° 35’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

108.77°
65.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5079.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.8
Sub-giant

1.42
F1IV
10125K

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

HR 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.

119.33
389.02
-16 km/s
-0.113 arcsec/y
0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO28766
SAO28766

Visibility from Your Location

HR5079 is circumpolar and transits at 03:39 UTC (altitude: 89.0°)