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HR2019

Altitude: -34.1°   Azimuth: 0.0°   Direction: North

HR2019 is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2019 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2019 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 HR2019 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2019 star
DSS2 image of HR2019. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2019 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2019

5.97
Giant

HR2019 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -34.1°
Azimuth: 0.0°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2019

HR2019 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2019 are provided in the following table:

05h 50m 13s
+04° 25’ 23”
201.83°
-11.48°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2019 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2019 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2019.

Visibility of HR2019 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 HR2019 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: 85.6°
Max altitude: 42.9°
Azimuth: 274.4°

Distance of HR2019 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2019 is distant 507.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

155.52 pc
507.00 ly
27 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
-0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2019

HR2019 belongs to spectral class K2

0.01
K2
4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2019 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2019. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2019

SAO113186
SAO113186