HR5271

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:28 | Tran: 19:30 | Set: 1:28

Alt: 12.80° Az: 317.13° Direction: North-West

HR5271 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR5271 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR5271 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 HR5271. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5271 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 03m 12s

Declination +45° 37’ 53”

Hour Angle 04h 46m 18s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 02m 12s

Declination +45° 45’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 90.56°

Galactic Latitude 66.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.16

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5271 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5271. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5271 is distant 544.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 166.94

Distance (light year) 544.24

Radial Speed -49 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD122675

SAO Catalogue SAO44858

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68567

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 1922

FK5 Catalogue 3115

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5271 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 44.4° RISE 13:28

Max altitude: 44.4° TRANSIT 19:30

Azimuth: 315.6° SET 1:28

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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