HR2117

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -81.53° Az: 30.78° Direction: North-North-East

HR2117 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2117 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR2117 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 HR2117. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2117 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 59m 21s

Declination -44° 02’ 01”

Hour Angle 12h 24m 03s

Sidereal Time 18h 23m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 58m 37s

Declination -44° 02’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.77°

Galactic Latitude -27.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2117.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.13

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2117 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2117. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2117 is distant 1,263.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 387.60

Distance (light year) 1,263.57

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40733

SAO Catalogue SAO217648

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28287

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 2363

Visibility from Your Location

HR2117 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor