HR2115

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:19 | Tran: 11:28 | Set: 18:37

Alt: 4.09° Az: 45.52° Direction: North-East

HR2115 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2115 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR2115 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 HR2115. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2115 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 04m 44s

Declination +43° 22’ 34”

Hour Angle 17h 13m 00s

Sidereal Time 23h 17m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 02m 53s

Declination +43° 22’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 169.15°

Galactic Latitude 10.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.92

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2115 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2115. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2115 is distant 410.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.79

Distance (light year) 410.06

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40722

SAO Catalogue SAO40808

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28642

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 1421

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2115 rise, transit and set times from Spanish Town, Jamaica are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Jamaica):

Azimuth: 46.6° RISE 4:19

Max altitude: 64.6° TRANSIT 11:28

Azimuth: 313.4° SET 18:37

Name:	Spanish Town, Jamaica
Latitude:	17° 59' 28.0" N
Longitude:	76° 57' 26.6" W
Timezone:	America/Jamaica

Set Location

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