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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR2039

Altitude: -45.0°   Azimuth: 25.7°   Direction: North-North-East

HR2039 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2039 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2039 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 HR2039 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2039 star
DSS2 image of HR2039. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2039 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2039

5.97
Main-sequence

HR2039 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -45.0°
Azimuth: 25.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2039

HR2039 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 HR2039 are provided in the following table:

05h 52m 07s
-09° 02’ 29”
214.41°
-17.25°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2039 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2039 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2039.

Visibility of HR2039 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 HR2039 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: 99.0°
Max altitude: 29.5°
Azimuth: 261.0°

Distance of HR2039 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2039 is distant 379.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

116.28 pc
379.07 ly
39 km/s
-0.027 arcsec/year
0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2039

HR2039 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.64
A2V
9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2039 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2039. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2039

SAO132603
SAO132603