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HR5179

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 17.53°   Az: 315.00°   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.

Image of HR5179 star
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

13h 47m 17s
+40° 57’ 49”
07h 47m 01s
21h 34m 19s

J2000

13h 46m 13s
+41° 05’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

87.52°
72.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5179.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.87
Main-sequence

2.32
A5V
8086K

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

HR 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.

51.33
167.35
-13 km/s
-0.114 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO44742
SAO44742

Visibility from Your Location

HR5179 is circumpolar and transits at 04:13 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)