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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.

Image of HR5108 star
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

13h 35m 28s
+38° 39’ 35”
12h 22m 22s
01h 57m 51s

J2000

13h 34m 21s
+38° 47’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

88.07°
75.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5108.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.37
Hypergiant

2.20
F0IV
8086K

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

HR 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:

6.37
10.67
4.3
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.

68.31
222.68
-12 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO63616
SAO63616

Visibility from Your Location

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