HR2109

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:47 | Tran: 15:38 | Set: 21:29

Alt: -27.85° Az: 51.83° Direction: North-East

HR2109 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2109 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its faintness, HR2109 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2109. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2109 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 00m 54s

Declination -01° 26’ 40”

Hour Angle 14h 56m 14s

Sidereal Time 20h 57m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 59m 37s

Declination -01° 26’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.25°

Galactic Latitude -12.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.21

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2109 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2109. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2109 is distant 1,906.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 584.80

Distance (light year) 1,906.43

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40574

SAO Catalogue SAO132723

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28370

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 1083

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2109 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.4° RISE 9:47

Max altitude: 37.1° TRANSIT 15:38

Azimuth: 268.6° SET 21:29

Set Location

Other stars in Orion