HR2043

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:41 | Tran: 5:39 | Set: 8:38

Alt: -64.23° Az: 321.87° Direction: North-West

HR2043 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2043 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR2043 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 HR2043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2043 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 52m 57s

Declination -29° 26’ 38”

Hour Angle 10h 48m 10s

Sideral Time 16h 41m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 51m 59s

Declination -29° 26’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.68°

Galactic Latitude -25.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2043.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2043 is distant 693.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 212.77

Distance (light year) 693.62

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39543

SAO Catalogue SAO170945

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27705

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 2556

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2043 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.4° RISE 2:41

Max altitude: 9.1° TRANSIT 5:39

Azimuth: 240.6° SET 8:38

Set Location

Other stars in Columba