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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR2030

Altitude: 32.5°   Azimuth: 98.9°   Direction: East

HR2030 is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2030 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2030 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 HR2030 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2030 star
DSS2 image of HR2030. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2030 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2030

6.06
Giant

HR2030 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 32.5°
Azimuth: 98.9°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2030

HR2030 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 HR2030 are provided in the following table:

05h 52m 23s
+19° 52’ 05”
188.57°
-3.34°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2030 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2030 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2030.

Visibility of HR2030 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 HR2030 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: 70.1°
Max altitude: 58.4°
Azimuth: 289.9°

Distance of HR2030 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2030 is distant 1,369.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

420.17 pc
1,369.75 ly
-3 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/year
0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2030

HR2030 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.06
G2III
6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2030 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2030. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2030

SAO94942
SAO94942