HR5209

HR5209 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR5209 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5209 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 HR5209:

Color of HR5209 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5209 6.45

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5209 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5209

HR5209 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5209 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 51m 20s

Declination J2000 -24° 23’ 26”

Galactic Longitude 319.96°

Galactic Latitude 36.49°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5209 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5209.

Visibility of HR5209 from your location

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

Today's HR5209 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.4° RISE 18:27

Max altitude: 14.1° TRANSIT 22:07

Azimuth: 245.6° SET 1:50

RIGHT NOW HR5209 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5209

The image below is a photograph of HR5209 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 HR5209 is -0.572 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.302 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5209. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5209 during the next 1000 years (-9.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.03 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5209 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5209 is distant 64.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.92 pc

Distance (light year) 64.94 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.572 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.302 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5209

HR5209 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.95

Spectral Type G5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.69

Temperature of HR5209 5636K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5209 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5209. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5209

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120690

SAO Catalogue SAO182026

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67620

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2311329

Gliese Catalogue Gl 530

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra