HR2039

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:28 | Tran: 20:40 | Set: 1:56

Alt: 15.95° Az: 231.58° Direction: South-West

HR2039 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2039 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR2039 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 53m 19s

Declination -09° 02’ 13”

Hour Angle 03h 18m 51s

Sidereal Time 09h 12m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 52m 07s

Declination -09° 02’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.41°

Galactic Latitude -17.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2039.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 116.28

Distance (light year) 379.07

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39421

SAO Catalogue SAO132603

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27713

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 1255

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2039 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.0° RISE 15:28

Max altitude: 29.5° TRANSIT 20:40

Azimuth: 261.0° SET 1:56

Set Location

Other stars in Orion