HR5215

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:56 | Tran: 22:53 | Set: 8:53

Alt: 16.05° Az: 305.87° Direction: North-West

HR5215 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5215 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR5215 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 HR5215. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5215 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 52m 16s

Declination +34° 32’ 22”

Hour Angle 07h 16m 04s

Sidereal Time 21h 08m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 51m 09s

Declination +34° 39’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.1°

Galactic Latitude 75.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5215 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5215. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5215 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.47

Distance (light year) 676.35

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120819

SAO Catalogue SAO63781

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67605

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 2493

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6468

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5215 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.5° RISE 12:56

Max altitude: 73.1° TRANSIT 22:53

Azimuth: 304.5° SET 8:53

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici