63 Orionis

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:14 | Tran: 15:39 | Set: 22:05

Alt: 43.18° Az: 166.16° Direction: South-South-East

63 Orionis is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Orion.

63 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, 63 Orionis 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 63 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 63 Orionis during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 06m 19s

Declination +05° 24’ 59”

Hour Angle 23h 19m 37s

Sidereal Time 05h 25m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 04m 58s

Declination +05° 25’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 202.73°

Galactic Latitude -7.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.97

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 63 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 63 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

63 Orionis is distant 1,101.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 337.84

Distance (light year) 1,101.35

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 63 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41361

SAO Catalogue SAO113429

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28812

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 1085

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 63 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.6° RISE 9:14

Max altitude: 43.9° TRANSIT 15:39

Azimuth: 275.4° SET 22:05

Set Location

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