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Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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HR2115

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.82°   Az: 300.13°   Direction: South

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.

Image of HR2115 star
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

06h 04m 44s
+43° 22’ 34”
05h 57m 37s
12h 02m 21s

J2000

06h 02m 53s
+43° 22’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

169.15°
10.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2115.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.42
Hypergiant

0.92
K0
10125K

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

HR 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.

125.79
410.06
-19 km/s
0.02 arcsec/y
-0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40808
SAO40808

Visibility from Your Location

HR2115 is circumpolar and transits at 12:01 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)