49 Orionis

49 Orionis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

49 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, 49 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 49 Orionis:

Color of 49 Orionis ⬤

Magnitude of 49 Orionis 4.8

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 49 Orionis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 49 Orionis

49 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 49 Orionis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 38m 53s

Declination J2000 -07° 12’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 211.16°

Galactic Latitude -19.4°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 49 Orionis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 49 Orionis.

Visibility of 49 Orionis from your location

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

Today's 49 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.2° RISE 8:42

Max altitude: 31.3° TRANSIT 14:03

Azimuth: 262.8° SET 19:25

RIGHT NOW 49 Orionis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 49 Orionis

The image below is a photograph of 49 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 49 Orionis is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 49 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Orionis during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 49 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

49 Orionis is distant 153.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.08 pc

Distance (light year) 153.48 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.053 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 49 Orionis

49 Orionis belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.44

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature of 49 Orionis 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 49 Orionis

Flamsteed designation 49 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37507

SAO Catalogue SAO132411

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26563

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 1142

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9187

In Evidence

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