HR2066

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:03 | Tran: 14:56 | Set: 23:49

Alt: -5.96° Az: 24.16° Direction: North-North-East

HR2066 is a bright giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2066 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR2066 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 HR2066. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2066 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 58m 10s

Declination +28° 56’ 37”

Hour Angle 13h 50m 54s

Sidereal Time 19h 49m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 56m 33s

Declination +28° 56’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.22°

Galactic Latitude 2.06°

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Finder chart for HR2066.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.91

Spectral Type A2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2066 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2066. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2066 is distant 3,622.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,111.11

Distance (light year) 3,622.22

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39866

SAO Catalogue SAO77744

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28117

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 952

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2066 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.1° RISE 6:03

Max altitude: 67.5° TRANSIT 14:56

Azimuth: 298.9° SET 23:49

Set Location

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