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public  Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Athens
Sunrise: 6:06 
Transit: 13:28 
Sunset: 20:50
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HR2069

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:41 | Tran: 12:31 | Set: 15:21
Alt: -10.63°   Az: 137.27°   Direction: South-East

HR2069 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2069 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR2069 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR2069 star
DSS2 image of HR2069. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2069 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 54m 09s
-42° 55’ 03”
19h 37m 37s
01h 31m 47s

J2000

05h 53m 22s
-42° 55’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

249.32°
-28.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2069.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.55
Giant

-0.01
K3III
4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2069 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2069. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2069 is distant 669.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

205.34
669.40
-10 km/s
0.012 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO217599
SAO217599

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2069 rise, transit and set times from Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 132.9°
Max altitude: 8.8°
Azimuth: 227.1°