HR2097

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:24 | Tran: 15:17 | Set: 21:10

Alt: 5.65° Az: 98.76° Direction: East

HR2097 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2097 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR2097 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 HR2097. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2097 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 59m 29s

Declination -00° 59’ 36”

Hour Angle 18h 41m 26s

Sidereal Time 00h 40m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 58m 11s

Declination -00° 59’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 207.67°

Galactic Latitude -12.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.78

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2097 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2097. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2097 is distant 399.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 61 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.55

Distance (light year) 399.51

Radial Speed 61 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40347

SAO Catalogue SAO132700

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28252

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 1078

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2097 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.0° RISE 9:24

Max altitude: 37.5° TRANSIT 15:17

Azimuth: 269.0° SET 21:10

Set Location

Other stars in Orion