HR5177

Altitude: 71.3° Azimuth: 295.8° Direction: West-North-West

HR5177 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR5177 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5177 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 HR5177:

Color of HR5177 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5177 6.5

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR5177 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 71.3°
Azimuth: 295.8°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5177

HR5177 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 HR5177 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 45m 13s

Declination J2000 +55° 52’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 107.97°

Galactic Latitude 59.66°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5177 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5177.

Visibility of HR5177 from your location

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

HR5177 is circumpolar and transits at 08:29 UTC (altitude: 85.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5177

The image below is a photograph of HR5177 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 HR5177 is 0.102 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.36 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5177. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5177 during the next 1000 years (1.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5177 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5177 is distant 109.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.62 pc

Distance (light year) 109.62 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.102 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.36 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5177

HR5177 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 3.87

Spectral Type F7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature of HR5177 6528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5177 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5177. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5177

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119992

SAO Catalogue SAO28878

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67103

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 1683

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