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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR2005

Altitude: -52.2°   Azimuth: 291.3°   Direction: West-North-West

HR2005 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Columba.

HR2005 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2005 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 HR2005 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2005 star
DSS2 image of HR2005. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2005 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2005

6.22
Main-sequence

HR2005 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -52.2°
Azimuth: 291.3°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2005

HR2005 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 HR2005 are provided in the following table:

05h 47m 04s
-28° 38’ 21”
233.45°
-25.79°
Columba

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2005 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2005 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2005.

Visibility of HR2005 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2005 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.6°
Max altitude: 9.9°
Azimuth: 241.4°

Distance of HR2005 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2005 is distant 603.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

185.19 pc
603.70 ly
18 km/s
0.006 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2005

HR2005 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.12
B5V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2005 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2005. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2005

SAO170836
SAO170836