HR2009

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:00 | Tran: 5:42 | Set: 7:24

Alt: 2.54° Az: 173.13° Direction: South

HR2009 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2009 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR2009 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 HR2009. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2009 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 48m 11s

Declination -35° 40’ 02”

Hour Angle 23h 26m 10s

Sideral Time 05h 14m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 47m 18s

Declination -35° 40’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.02°

Galactic Latitude -27.75°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2009.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.34

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2009 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2009. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2009 is distant 510.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 57 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 156.74

Distance (light year) 510.97

Radial Speed 57 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38885

SAO Catalogue SAO196171

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27325

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 2509

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2009 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.7° RISE 4:00

Max altitude: 2.9° TRANSIT 5:42

Azimuth: 234.3° SET 7:24

Set Location

Other stars in Columba