χ2 Orionis (chi2 Orionis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:11 | Tran: 7:02 | Set: 14:50

Alt: 45.54° Az: 119.40° Direction: East-South-East

χ2 Orionis is a variable supergiant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Orion.

χ2 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.63. Because of its moderate brightness, χ2 Orionis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of χ2 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ2 Orionis during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 05m 23s

Declination +20° 08’ 07”

Hour Angle 21h 17m 50s

Sideral Time 03h 23m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 03m 55s

Declination +20° 08’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 189.69°

Galactic Latitude -0.86°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for χ2 Orionis (chi2 Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.63

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -10.37

Spectral Type B2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ2 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of χ2 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ2 Orionis is distant 32,600.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600.00

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ2 Orionis
(chi2 Orionis)

Flamsteed designation 62 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41117

SAO Catalogue SAO77911

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28716

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 1233

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2809

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ2 Orionis (chi2 Orionis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.9° RISE 23:11

Max altitude: 58.7° TRANSIT 7:02

Azimuth: 290.1° SET 14:50

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Orion