HR2116

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:58 | Tran: 7:04 | Set: 15:06

Alt: 45.26° Az: 113.48° Direction: East-South-East

HR2116 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2116 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR2116 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 HR2116. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2116 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 03m 11s

Declination +22° 23’ 57”

Hour Angle 21h 02m 50s

Sideral Time 03h 06m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 01m 41s

Declination +22° 24’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.47°

Galactic Latitude -0.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2116.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.10

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2116 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2116. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2116 is distant 584.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 179.21

Distance (light year) 584.23

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40724

SAO Catalogue SAO77858

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28561

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 1140

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2116 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.6° RISE 22:58

Max altitude: 60.9° TRANSIT 7:04

Azimuth: 292.4° SET 15:06

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Gemini