HR513

HR513 is a giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR513 visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its reltive faintness, HR513 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR513:

Color of HR513 ⬤

Magnitude of HR513 5.34

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR513 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 14°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR513

HR513 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR513 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 45m 59s

Declination J2000 -05° 43’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 156.61°

Galactic Latitude -64.97°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR513 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR513.

Visibility of HR513 from your location

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

Today's HR513 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.7° RISE 4:34

Max altitude: 32.8° TRANSIT 10:03

Azimuth: 264.3° SET 15:32

RIGHT NOW HR513 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR513

The image below is a photograph of HR513 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR513 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR513. The red arrow shows the motion of HR513 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR513 from the Sun and relative movement

HR513 is distant 509.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 156.25 pc

Distance (light year) 509.38 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR513

HR513 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.63

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature of HR513 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR513 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR513. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR513

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10824

SAO Catalogue SAO129490

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8230

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 336

FK5 Catalogue 2117

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus