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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:48
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HR5139

Altitude: 65.9°   Azimuth: 23.7°   Direction: North-North-East

HR5139 is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR5139 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5139 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5139 is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5139 star
DSS2 image of HR5139. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5139 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5139

5.5
Giant

HR5139 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 65.9°
Azimuth: 23.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5139

HR5139 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5139 are provided in the following table:

13h 37m 10s
+71° 14’ 31”
117.72°
45.42°
Ursa Minor

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5139 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5139 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5139.

Visibility of HR5139 from your location

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

HR5139 is circumpolar and transits at 21:44 UTC (altitude: 70.2°)

Distance of HR5139 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5139 is distant 400.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

122.85 pc
400.49 ly
15 km/s
-0.038 arcsec/year
-0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5139

HR5139 belongs to spectral class K2

0.05
K2
4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5139 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5139. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5139

SAO7854
SAO7854