HR2057

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:26 | Tran: 15:29 | Set: 21:32

Alt: 35.99° Az: 151.47° Direction: South-South-East

HR2057 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2057 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR2057 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 HR2057. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2057 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 56m 02s

Declination +00° 58’ 16”

Hour Angle 22h 29m 03s

Sidereal Time 04h 25m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 44s

Declination +00° 58’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.49°

Galactic Latitude -12.14°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2057 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2057. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2057 is distant 827.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.81

Distance (light year) 827.41

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39775

SAO Catalogue SAO113265

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27939

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 1208

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2057 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.0° RISE 9:26

Max altitude: 39.5° TRANSIT 15:29

Azimuth: 271.0° SET 21:32

Set Location

Other stars in Orion