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Other stars in Canes Venatici
- Cor Caroli
- Chara
- 24 Canum Venaticorum
- 20 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5219
- 5 Canum Venaticorum
- 25 Canum Venaticorum
- HR4997
- HR5110
- La Superba
- 6 Canum Venaticorum
- 21 Canum Venaticorum
- 14 Canum Venaticorum
- 3 Canum Venaticorum
- HR4783
- HR5186
- 23 Canum Venaticorum
- α1 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5195
- HR4945
- 2 Canum Venaticorum
- 19 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5022
- HR4909
- HR5179
- HR5215
- HR5067
- HR4875
- HR5229
- 17 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5180
- 10 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5161
- HR5025
- HR4964
- 4 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5052
- HR5096
- HR4919
- HR5143
- 7 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5145
- HR4784
- HR4904
- HR5271
- 11 Canum Venaticorum
- 15 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5160
- HR5245
- HR4843
- HR5045
- HR5108
- 9 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5204
- HR5083
- HR4816
- HR5077
- HR5214
- HR5079
- HR5116
- HR5199
HR5179
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 17.83°
Az: 314.56°
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5179.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5179 is circumpolar and transits at 18:07 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)