HR2086

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:54 | Tran: 7:45 | Set: 11:36

Alt: -45.99° Az: 293.80° Direction: West-North-West

HR2086 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2086 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR2086 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 HR2086. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2086 during the next 1000 years (1.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 57m 16s

Declination -22° 50’ 17”

Hour Angle 09h 05m 33s

Sideral Time 15h 02m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 56m 14s

Declination -22° 50’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.25°

Galactic Latitude -21.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2086.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.20

Spectral Type K0V

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2086 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2086. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2086 is distant 291.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.45

Distance (light year) 291.59

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.119 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40151

SAO Catalogue SAO171034

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28085

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1269

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2086 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.8° RISE 3:54

Max altitude: 15.7° TRANSIT 7:45

Azimuth: 247.2° SET 11:36

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

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