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HR2054

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 54.99°   Az: 288.65°   Direction: West-North-West

HR2054 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2054 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR2054 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.

Image of HR2054 star
DSS2 image of HR2054. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2054 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 59m 00s
+49° 01’ 50”
03h 44m 03s
09h 43m 04s

J2000

05h 57m 04s
+49° 01’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

163.58°
11.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2054.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.47
Giant

0.21
G8III
4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2054 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2054. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2054 is distant 583.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

178.89
583.18
-2 km/s
0.019 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40720
SAO40720

Visibility from Your Location

HR2054 is circumpolar and transits at 20:14 UTC (altitude: 87.6°)