HR2076

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:18 | Tran: 7:19 | Set: 14:16

Alt: -23.64° Az: 334.18° Direction: North-North-West

HR2076 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2076 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR2076 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 HR2076. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2076 during the next 1000 years (1.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 58m 12s

Declination +11° 31’ 21”

Hour Angle 10h 23m 52s

Sideral Time 16h 22m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 56m 49s

Declination +11° 31’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.37°

Galactic Latitude -6.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2076.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.00

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2076 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2076. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2076 is distant 306.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.16

Distance (light year) 306.97

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.106 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40020

SAO Catalogue SAO95027

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28139

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 975

FK5 Catalogue 2453

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2076 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.5° RISE 0:18

Max altitude: 50.0° TRANSIT 7:19

Azimuth: 281.5° SET 14:16

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

Location

Other stars in Orion