HR2028

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:20 | Tran: 15:08 | Set: 0:55

Alt: 15.83° Az: 54.89° Direction: North-East

HR2028 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2028 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR2028 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 HR2028. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2028 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 54m 20s

Declination +33° 55’ 17”

Hour Angle 16h 46m 06s

Sidereal Time 22h 40m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 52m 40s

Declination +33° 55’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 176.5°

Galactic Latitude 3.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.81

Spectral Type M1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2028 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2028. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2028 is distant 744.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 100 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 228.31

Distance (light year) 744.29

Radial Speed 100 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39225

SAO Catalogue SAO58528

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27778

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 1179

FK5 Catalogue 2443

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2681

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2028 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.1° RISE 5:20

Max altitude: 72.4° TRANSIT 15:08

Azimuth: 303.9° SET 0:55

In Evidence

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Other stars in Auriga

HR2028

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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