HR2048

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:16 | Tran: 12:08 | Set: 19:00

Alt: -22.55° Az: 32.74° Direction: North-North-East

HR2048 is a bright giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2048 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR2048 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 HR2048. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2048 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 55m 38s

Declination +10° 35’ 24”

Hour Angle 14h 02m 10s

Sidereal Time 19h 57m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 13s

Declination +10° 35’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.87°

Galactic Latitude -7.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.16

Spectral Type G9II

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2048 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2048. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2048 is distant 1,475.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 452.49

Distance (light year) 1,475.11

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39632

SAO Catalogue SAO94977

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27900

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 927

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2048 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.4° RISE 5:16

Max altitude: 49.1° TRANSIT 12:08

Azimuth: 280.6° SET 19:00

Set Location

Other stars in Orion