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HR5093

Altitude: -51.2°   Azimuth: 219.5°   Direction: South-West

HR5093 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Musca.

HR5093 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5093 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 HR5093 is -0.048 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5093 star
DSS2 image of HR5093. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5093 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5093

6.37
Hypergiant

HR5093 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -51.2°
Azimuth: 219.5°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5093

HR5093 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5093 are provided in the following table:

13h 33m 35s
-65° 37’ 56”
307.27°
-3.12°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5093 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5093 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5093.

Visibility of HR5093 from your location

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

HR5093 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5093 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5093 is distant 348.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

106.95 pc
348.66 ly
12 km/s
-0.048 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5093

HR5093 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.22
A0V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5093 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5093. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5093

SAO252361
SAO252361