HR2021

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:37 | Tran: 7:19 | Set: 12:02

Alt: 23.81° Az: 173.22° Direction: South

HR2021 is a double giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2021 visual magnitude is 5.49. Because of its faintness, HR2021 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 HR2021. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2021 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 50m 43s

Declination -14° 28’ 39”

Hour Angle 23h 34m 22s

Sideral Time 05h 25m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 49m 36s

Declination -14° 29’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.35°

Galactic Latitude -20.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2021.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.49

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.60

Spectral Type G6

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2021 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2021. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2021 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2021 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.49

Secondary star magnitude 8.49

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 2.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2021 is distant 310.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.15

Distance (light year) 310.18

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39070

SAO Catalogue SAO150845

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27517

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1251

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4432

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2021 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.5° RISE 2:37

Max altitude: 24.0° TRANSIT 7:19

Azimuth: 255.5° SET 12:02

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lepus