HR2013

HR2013 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR2013 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2013 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2013:

Color of HR2013 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2013 5.56

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2013 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2013

HR2013 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2013 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 50m 58s

Declination J2000 +27° 58’ 04”

Galactic Longitude 181.44°

Galactic Latitude 0.51°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2013 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2013.

Visibility of HR2013 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 HR2013 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: 62.0° RISE 5:23

Max altitude: 66.5° TRANSIT 14:07

Azimuth: 298.0° SET 22:52

RIGHT NOW HR2013 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2013

The image below is a photograph of HR2013 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2013 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2013. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2013 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2013 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2013 is distant 376.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 115.47 pc

Distance (light year) 376.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2013

HR2013 belongs to spectral class G7

Absolute magnitude 0.25

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature of HR2013 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2013 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2013. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2013 star system properties

HR2013 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2013 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.56

Secondary star magnitude 6.86

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 0 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2013

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39004

SAO Catalogue SAO77625

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27629

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 888

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4474

In Evidence

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