HR2044

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -50.52° Az: 229.76° Direction: South

HR2044 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2044 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR2044 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 HR2044. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2044 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 51m 02s

Declination -52° 45’ 43”

Hour Angle 08h 26m 40s

Sidereal Time 14h 17m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 50m 28s

Declination -52° 46’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.39°

Galactic Latitude -30.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.81

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.76

Temperature 5404K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2044 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2044. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2044 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2044 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 7.15

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2044 is distant 883.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.00

Distance (light year) 883.47

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39547

SAO Catalogue SAO234162

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27583

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 791

Visibility from Your Location

HR2044 is currently not visible from Seoul, South Korea

Name:	Seoul, South Korea
Latitude:	37° 33' 57.6" N
Longitude:	126° 58' 40.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Seoul

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