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HR2081

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.69°   Az: 320.78°   Direction: North-West

HR2081 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2081 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR2081 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.

Image of HR2081 star
DSS2 image of HR2081. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2081 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 01m 20s
+49° 55’ 27”
07h 47m 20s
13h 48m 40s

J2000

05h 59m 21s
+49° 55’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

162.95°
12.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2081.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.89
Giant

-1.80
G5III
4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2081 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2081. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2081 is distant 1,124.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

344.83
1,124.14
-4 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40743
SAO40743

Visibility from Your Location

HR2081 is circumpolar and transits at 14:19 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)