64 Orionis

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:42 | Tran: 15:26 | Set: 23:11

Alt: 35.79° Az: 103.82° Direction: East-South-East

64 Orionis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Orion.

64 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, 64 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 64 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Orionis during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 04m 57s

Declination +19° 41’ 16”

Hour Angle 20h 12m 52s

Sidereal Time 02h 17m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 03m 27s

Declination +19° 41’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.03°

Galactic Latitude -1.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.44

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

64 Orionis is distant 1,068.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 327.87

Distance (light year) 1,068.85

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 64 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41040

SAO Catalogue SAO95166

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28691

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 1186

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2803

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 64 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.3° RISE 7:42

Max altitude: 58.2° TRANSIT 15:26

Azimuth: 289.7° SET 23:11

Set Location

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