HR5096

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:42 | Tran: 18:38 | Set: 22:33

Alt: -56.54° Az: 302.23° Direction: West-North-West

HR5096 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5096 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, HR5096 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR5096. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5096 during the next 1000 years (-1.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 32m 22s

Declination +41° 58’ 31”

Hour Angle 09h 24m 33s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 31m 15s

Declination +42° 06’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 96.97°

Galactic Latitude 72.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.54

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5096 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5096. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5096 is distant 263.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.78

Distance (light year) 263.33

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.093 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117710

SAO Catalogue SAO44637

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65951

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 2405

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5096 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 48.0° RISE 14:42

Max altitude: 18.3° TRANSIT 18:38

Azimuth: 312.0° SET 22:33

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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