HR2046

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:32 | Tran: 12:52 | Set: 22:13

Alt: 23.73° Az: 291.69° Direction: South

HR2046 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2046 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR2046 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 HR2046. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2046 during the next 1000 years (-0.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 56m 38s

Declination +31° 42’ 15”

Hour Angle 06h 03m 46s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 59s

Declination +31° 42’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 178.66°

Galactic Latitude 3.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2046.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.42

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2046 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2046. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2046 is distant 256.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.62

Distance (light year) 256.29

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.176"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39586

SAO Catalogue SAO58569

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27973

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 1139

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2046 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.3° RISE 3:32

Max altitude: 70.2° TRANSIT 12:52

Azimuth: 301.7° SET 22:13

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga