HR5205

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:27 | Tran: 22:52 | Set: 5:21

Alt: 43.85° Az: 176.76° Direction: South

HR5205 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5205 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR5205 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 HR5205. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5205 during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 51m 41s

Declination +05° 22’ 19”

Hour Angle 23h 50m 37s

Sidereal Time 13h 42m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 50m 24s

Declination +05° 29’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.54°

Galactic Latitude 64.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.55

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5205 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5205. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5205 is distant 402.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.61

Distance (light year) 402.97

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120602

SAO Catalogue SAO120132

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67545

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 2800

FK5 Catalogue 3100

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5205 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.6° RISE 16:27

Max altitude: 43.9° TRANSIT 22:52

Azimuth: 275.4° SET 5:21

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo