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HR2003

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 73.27°   Az: 79.21°   Direction: East

HR2003 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2003 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR2003 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.

Image of HR2003 star
DSS2 image of HR2003. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2003 during the next 1000 years (2.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 52m 55s
+51° 31’ 10”
22h 11m 51s
04h 04m 47s

J2000

05h 50m 56s
+51° 30’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

160.87°
12.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2003.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.29
Giant

1.62
K1III
4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2003 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2003. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2003 is distant 280.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

86.06
280.55
26 km/s
0.167 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO25411
SAO25411

Visibility from Your Location

HR2003 is circumpolar and transits at 20:40 UTC (altitude: 90.0°)