HR2070

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:12 | Tran: 0:51 | Set: 6:26

Alt: 15.81° Az: 119.35° Direction: East-South-East

HR2070 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2070 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR2070 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 HR2070. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2070 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 56m 44s

Declination -04° 36’ 50”

Hour Angle 20h 10m 50s

Sidereal Time 02h 07m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 55m 30s

Declination -04° 36’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 210.67°

Galactic Latitude -14.54°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.02

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2070 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2070. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2070 is distant 304.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.37

Distance (light year) 304.39

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39910

SAO Catalogue SAO132652

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28011

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1289

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2070 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.6° RISE 19:12

Max altitude: 33.9° TRANSIT 0:51

Azimuth: 265.4° SET 6:26

Set Location

Other stars in Orion