HR5106

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:55 | Tran: 14:44 | Set: 19:33

Alt: -33.35° Az: 67.46° Direction: East-North-East

HR5106 is a variable and multiple star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5106 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR5106 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 HR5106. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5106 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 35m 59s

Declination -13° 20’ 25”

Hour Angle 15h 29m 48s

Sideral Time 05h 05m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 34m 40s

Declination -13° 12’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 318.87°

Galactic Latitude 48.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5106.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class

HR5106 is also a SrEuCr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5106 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5106. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5106 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 HR5106 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 6.31

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5106 is distant 507.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 155.52

Distance (light year) 507.00

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118054

SAO Catalogue SAO158021

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66247

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 3843

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6316

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8954

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5106 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.3° RISE 9:55

Max altitude: 25.2° TRANSIT 14:44

Azimuth: 256.7° SET 19:33

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo