HR5080

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:48 | Tran: 22:35 | Set: 2:26

Alt: -10.96° Az: 113.99° Direction: East-South-East

HR5080 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M7 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR5080 visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5080 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR5080. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5080 during the next 10000 years (-9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 31m 06s

Declination -23° 24’ 42”

Hour Angle 18h 48m 47s

Sidereal Time 08h 19m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 29m 42s

Declination -23° 16’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.22°

Galactic Latitude 38.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.98

Spectral Type M7III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5080 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5080. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5080 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5080 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.97

Secondary star magnitude 13.47

Magnitude difference 8.5

Separation 21.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5080 is distant 2,012.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 617.28

Distance (light year) 2,012.35

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117287

SAO Catalogue SAO181695

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65835

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 3601

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R Hya

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8920

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5080 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.4° RISE 18:48

Max altitude: 15.1° TRANSIT 22:35

Azimuth: 246.6° SET 2:26

Set Location

Other stars in Hydra