HR5179

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:12 | Tran: 19:14 | Set: 1:12

Alt: 10.92° Az: 311.87° Direction: North-West

HR5179 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5179 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR5179 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 HR5179. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5179 during the next 1000 years (-1.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.72 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 47m 18s

Declination +40° 57’ 42”

Hour Angle 05h 02m 02s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 46m 13s

Declination +41° 05’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 87.52°

Galactic Latitude 72.06°

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Finder chart for HR5179.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5179 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5179. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5179 is distant 167.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.33

Distance (light year) 167.35

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.114 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120047

SAO Catalogue SAO44742

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67194

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 2424

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5179 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 49.0° RISE 13:12

Max altitude: 49.1° TRANSIT 19:14

Azimuth: 311.0° SET 1:12

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici