HR5161

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:35 | Tran: 22:36 | Set: 8:41

Alt: 37.64° Az: 280.96° Direction: West

HR5161 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5161 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR5161 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.

DSS2 image of HR5161. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5161 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 43m 51s

Declination +34° 51’ 41”

Hour Angle 04h 45m 21s

Sidereal Time 18h 29m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 42m 43s

Declination +34° 59’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 71.71°

Galactic Latitude 76.51°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.11

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.85

Temperature 5134K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5161 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5161. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5161 is distant 485.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.03

Distance (light year) 485.84

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119458

SAO Catalogue SAO63701

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66907

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 2474

FK5 Catalogue 3089

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5161 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.1° RISE 12:35

Max altitude: 73.4° TRANSIT 22:36

Azimuth: 304.9° SET 8:41

Set Location

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