HR1972
HR1972 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Columba.
HR1972 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1972 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR1972 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR1972
HR1972 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -67.4°
Azimuth: 26.6°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1972
HR1972 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1972 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1972 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1972 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1972 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR1972 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1972 is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1972
HR1972 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1972 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.