HR5161

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

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

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5161

HR5161 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5161 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5161 in the sky:

Visibility of HR5161 from your location

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5161

The image below is a photograph of HR5161 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 HR5161 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR5161 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR5161

HR5161 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

Alternative designations of HR5161