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HR2055

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -3.24°   Az: 201.50°   Direction: South-South-West

HR2055 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2055 visual magnitude is 6.7. Because of its faintness, HR2055 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR2055 star
DSS2 image of HR2055. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2055 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 53m 38s
-38° 31’ 18”
01h 51m 31s
07h 45m 09s

J2000

05h 52m 47s
-38° 31’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

244.45°
-27.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2055.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.7
Giant

-0.97
K1III
4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2055 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2055. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2055 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2055 double sysyem:

6.7
10.2
3.5
1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2055 is distant 1,112.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

341.30
1,112.63
4 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO196274
SAO196274

Visibility from Your Location

HR2055 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK