29 Orionis

29 Orionis is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

29 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.14. Because of its moderate brightness, 29 Orionis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 29 Orionis:

Color of 29 Orionis ⬤

Magnitude of 29 Orionis 4.14

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 29 Orionis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 8°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 29 Orionis

29 Orionis 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 29 Orionis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 23m 56s

Declination J2000 -07° 48’ 29”

Galactic Longitude 209.98°

Galactic Latitude -22.98°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 29 Orionis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 29 Orionis.

Visibility of 29 Orionis from your location

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

Today's 29 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.8° RISE 12:05

Max altitude: 30.7° TRANSIT 17:24

Azimuth: 262.2° SET 22:42

RIGHT NOW 29 Orionis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 29 Orionis

The image below is a photograph of 29 Orionis 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 29 Orionis is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.043 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 29 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Orionis during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 29 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

29 Orionis is distant 174.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.45 pc

Distance (light year) 174.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.043 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 29 Orionis

29 Orionis belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature of 29 Orionis 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 29 Orionis

Flamsteed designation 29 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35369

SAO Catalogue SAO132067

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25247

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 1064

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