HR520

HR520 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR520 visual magnitude is 5.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR520 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 HR520:

Color of HR520 ⬤

Magnitude of HR520 5.04

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR520 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR520

HR520 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR520 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 46m 06s

Declination J2000 -53° 31’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 285.68°

Galactic Latitude -61.74°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR520 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR520.

Visibility of HR520 from your location

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

HR520 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR520

The image below is a photograph of HR520 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 HR520 is 0.127 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR520. The red arrow shows the motion of HR520 during the next 1000 years (2.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.93 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR520 from the Sun and relative movement

HR520 is distant 185.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.01 pc

Distance (light year) 185.86 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.127 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.056 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR520

HR520 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.26

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of HR520 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR520 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR520. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR520

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10939

SAO Catalogue SAO232520

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8241

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 377

FK5 Catalogue 2118

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