HR2053

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:11 | Tran: 13:09 | Set: 14:06

Alt: -6.11° Az: 211.63° Direction: South-South-West

HR2053 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2053 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR2053 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 HR2053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2053 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 53m 25s

Declination -37° 37’ 36”

Hour Angle 02h 44m 43s

Sidereal Time 08h 38m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 52m 33s

Declination -37° 37’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.46°

Galactic Latitude -27.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2053 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 HR2053 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.63

Secondary star magnitude 11.73

Magnitude difference 6.1

Separation 16.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2053 is distant 321.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.62

Distance (light year) 321.50

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39720

SAO Catalogue SAO196266

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27766

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 2457

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2053 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.6° RISE 12:11

Max altitude: 0.9° TRANSIT 13:09

Azimuth: 232.4° SET 14:06

Set Location

Other stars in Columba