HR2050

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:56 | Tran: 5:58 | Set: 12:56

Alt: 39.91° Az: 231.40° Direction: South-West

HR2050 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2050 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR2050 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2050. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2050 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 55m 55s

Declination +11° 45’ 55”

Hour Angle 02h 31m 01s

Sideral Time 08h 26m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 32s

Declination +11° 45’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.88°

Galactic Latitude -6.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2050.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.73

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2050 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2050. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2050 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2050 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.59

Secondary star magnitude 12.09

Magnitude difference 5.5

Separation 22.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2050 is distant 304.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.55

Distance (light year) 304.96

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39662

SAO Catalogue SAO94979

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27924

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 964

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2050 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.2° RISE 22:56

Max altitude: 50.3° TRANSIT 5:58

Azimuth: 281.8° SET 12:56

Set Location

Other stars in Orion