HR5108

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 0.27° Az: 4.36° Direction: North

HR5108 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5108 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR5108 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 HR5108. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5108 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 35m 28s

Declination +38° 39’ 35”

Hour Angle 12h 22m 22s

Sidereal Time 01h 57m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 34m 21s

Declination +38° 47’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 88.07°

Galactic Latitude 75.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5108.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.20

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5108 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5108. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5108 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5108 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 10.67

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 30.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5108 is distant 222.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.31

Distance (light year) 222.68

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118156

SAO Catalogue SAO63616

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66223

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 2658

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8956

Visibility from Your Location

HR5108 is circumpolar and transits at 21:32 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici