HR2013

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:31 | Tran: 5:19 | Set: 14:04

Alt: 36.89° Az: 90.07° Direction: East

HR2013 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR2013 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR2013 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 52m 31s

Declination +27° 58’ 21”

Hour Angle 19h 40m 22s

Sidereal Time 01h 32m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 50m 58s

Declination +27° 58’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.44°

Galactic Latitude 0.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2013.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.25

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 376.44

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39004

SAO Catalogue SAO77625

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27629

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 888

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4474

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2013 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.0° RISE 20:31

Max altitude: 66.5° TRANSIT 5:19

Azimuth: 298.0° SET 14:04

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus