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HR2093

Altitude: -23.0°   Azimuth: 304.8°   Direction: North-West

HR2093 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2093 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2093 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2093 is -0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2093 star
DSS2 image of HR2093. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2093 during the next 10000 years (-11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2093

6.22
Hypergiant

HR2093 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -23.0°
Azimuth: 304.8°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2093

HR2093 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2093 are provided in the following table:

05h 57m 54s
+01° 13’ 27”
205.64°
-11.31°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2093 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2093 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2093.

Visibility of HR2093 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2093 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.8°
Max altitude: 39.7°
Azimuth: 271.2°

Distance of HR2093 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2093 is distant 519.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

159.24 pc
519.11 ly
37 km/s
-0.069 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2093

HR2093 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.21
M0III
3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2093 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2093. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2093

SAO113306
SAO113306