HR2069

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -20.66° Az: 134.02° 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.

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

Right Ascension 05h 54m 08s

Declination -42° 55’ 03”

Hour Angle 19h 32m 58s

Sidereal Time 01h 27m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 53m 22s

Declination -42° 55’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.32°

Galactic Latitude -28.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2069.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.01

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

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

Distance (parsec) 205.34

Distance (light year) 669.40

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39901

SAO Catalogue SAO217599

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27835

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 2205

Visibility from Your Location

HR2069 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Columba