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HR5148

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 87.00°   Az: 250.51°   Direction: West-South-West

HR5148 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR5148 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR5148 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 HR5148 star
DSS2 image of HR5148. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5148 during the next 1000 years (-2.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 41m 22s
+50° 23’ 41”
00h 17m 44s
13h 59m 06s

J2000

13h 40m 23s
+50° 31’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

104.46°
64.82°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5148 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5148.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Main-sequence

4.31
F7V
6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5148 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5148. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5148 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 HR5148 double sysyem:

6.32
10.62
4.3
17.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5148 is distant 82.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

25.23
82.24
-15 km/s
-0.132 arcsec/y
0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO28836
SAO28836
Gl 521.2A

Visibility from Your Location

HR5148 is circumpolar and transits at 13:45 UTC (altitude: 88.9°)