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HR5119

Altitude: -34.4°   Azimuth: 193.1°   Direction: South-South-West

HR5119 is a giant star in the constellation of Musca.

HR5119 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5119 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 HR5119 is -0.068 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5119 star
DSS2 image of HR5119. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5119 during the next 10000 years (-11.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5119

6.1
Giant

HR5119 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -34.4°
Azimuth: 193.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5119

HR5119 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 HR5119 are provided in the following table:

13h 38m 45s
-70° 26’ 41”
306.91°
-7.94°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5119 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5119 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5119.

Visibility of HR5119 from your location

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

HR5119 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5119 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5119 is distant 438.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

134.41 pc
438.17 ly
2 km/s
-0.068 arcsec/year
-0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5119

HR5119 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.46
K3III
3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5119 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5119. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5119

SAO257070
SAO257070