HR2068

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:48 | Tran: 5:49 | Set: 8:51

Alt: -15.57° Az: 117.50° Direction: East-South-East

HR2068 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2068 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR2068 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 HR2068. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2068 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 55m 11s

Declination -29° 08’ 40”

Hour Angle 18h 47m 48s

Sideral Time 00h 43m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 14s

Declination -29° 08’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.53°

Galactic Latitude -24.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2068.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.62

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2068 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2068. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2068 is distant 182.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.05

Distance (light year) 182.74

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39891

SAO Catalogue SAO170993

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27901

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 2595

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2068 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.1° RISE 2:48

Max altitude: 9.4° TRANSIT 5:49

Azimuth: 240.9° SET 8:51

Set Location

Other stars in Columba