HR2071

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:43 | Tran: 7:17 | Set: 12:51

Alt: 27.82° Az: 144.51° Direction: South-East

HR2071 is a giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2071 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR2071 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 HR2071. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2071 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 56m 48s

Declination -04° 47’ 09”

Hour Angle 21h 55m 56s

Sideral Time 03h 52m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 55m 35s

Declination -04° 47’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 210.84°

Galactic Latitude -14.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2071.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.32

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2071 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2071. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2071 is distant 320.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.33

Distance (light year) 320.55

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39927

SAO Catalogue SAO132653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28019

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1291

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2071 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.8° RISE 1:43

Max altitude: 33.7° TRANSIT 7:17

Azimuth: 265.2° SET 12:51

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Orion