HR2023

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:44 | Tran: 10:30 | Set: 15:12

Alt: 17.42° Az: 198.43° Direction: South-South-West

HR2023 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2023 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR2023 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 HR2023. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2023 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 47m 43s

Declination -54° 21’ 11”

Hour Angle 02h 04m 42s

Sidereal Time 07h 52m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 47m 12s

Declination -54° 21’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 262.18°

Galactic Latitude -30.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.69

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2023 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2023. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2023 is distant 1,220.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 374.53

Distance (light year) 1,220.97

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39110

SAO Catalogue SAO234137

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27317

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 892

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2023 rise, transit and set times from Aurora, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 144.4° RISE 5:44

Max altitude: 22.4° TRANSIT 10:30

Azimuth: 215.6° SET 15:12

Name:	Aurora, Philippines
Latitude:	13° 13' 55.9" N
Longitude:	121° 7' 12.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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