HR5301

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:37 | Tran: 23:09 | Set: 3:44

Alt: -8.56° Az: 254.33° Direction: West-South-West

HR5301 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5301 visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5301 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR5301. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5301 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 12m 13s

Declination -16° 25’ 14”

Hour Angle 05h 32m 09s

Sidereal Time 19h 44m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 10m 50s

Declination -16° 18’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.16°

Galactic Latitude 42.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.19

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.72

Temperature 3490K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5301 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5301. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5301 is distant 541.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 166.11

Distance (light year) 541.53

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD123934

SAO Catalogue SAO158401

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69269

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 3817

General Catalogue of Variable Stars ET Vir

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5301 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.4° RISE 18:37

Max altitude: 22.1° TRANSIT 23:09

Azimuth: 253.6° SET 3:44

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo