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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR5125

Altitude: -58.8°   Azimuth: 211.5°   Direction: South-South-West

HR5125 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Musca.

HR5125 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5125 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 HR5125 is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5125 star
DSS2 image of HR5125. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5125 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5125

6.59
Hypergiant

HR5125 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -58.8°
Azimuth: 211.5°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5125

HR5125 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 HR5125 are provided in the following table:

13h 40m 00s
-70° 47’ 17”
306.94°
-8.3°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5125 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5125 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5125.

Visibility of HR5125 from your location

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

HR5125 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5125 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5125 is distant 1,006.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

308.64 pc
1,006.17 ly
-3 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/year
-0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5125

HR5125 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-0.86
K0III
4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5125 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5125. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5125

SAO257074
SAO257074