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HR2102

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -32.21°   Az: 154.27°   Direction: South-South-East

HR2102 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR2102 visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2102 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR2102 star
DSS2 image of HR2102. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2102 during the next 1000 years (2.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 54m 17s
-63° 05’ 11”
20h 22m 57s
02h 17m 15s

J2000

05h 54m 06s
-63° 05’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

272.38°
-30.42°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2102 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2102.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.65
Giant

2.47
K1III
4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2102 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2102. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2102 is distant 88.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

27.27
88.90
25 km/s
0.138 arcsec/y
0.537"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO249390
SAO249390
Gl 224.1

Visibility from Your Location

HR2102 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK