HR2073

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.73° Az: 203.01° Direction: South-South-West

HR2073 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR2073 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR2073 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 HR2073. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2073 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 51m 31s

Declination -64° 01’ 42”

Hour Angle 03h 17m 35s

Sidereal Time 09h 09m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 51m 23s

Declination -64° 02’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.46°

Galactic Latitude -30.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2073.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.31

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature 5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2073 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2073. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2073 is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 342.47

Distance (light year) 1,116.44

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39963

SAO Catalogue SAO249376

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27660

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 486

Visibility from Your Location

HR2073 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado