HR2118

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:11 | Tran: 11:56 | Set: 17:38

Alt: -15.70° Az: 261.14° Direction: South-West

HR2118 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2118 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR2118 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 HR2118. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2118 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 01m 28s

Declination -12° 54’ 00”

Hour Angle 06h 50m 28s

Sidereal Time 12h 51m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 00m 17s

Declination -12° 53’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.96°

Galactic Latitude -17.08°

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Finder chart for HR2118.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.33

Spectral Type F0

Color Index (B-V) 0.36

Temperature 7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2118 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2118. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2118 is distant 195.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.88

Distance (light year) 195.21

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40745

SAO Catalogue SAO151011

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28434

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 1337

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2118 rise, transit and set times from Gadu, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 102.9° RISE 6:11

Max altitude: 59.5° TRANSIT 11:56

Azimuth: 257.1° SET 17:38

Name:	Gadu, Philippines
Latitude:	17° 37' 45.1" N
Longitude:	121° 36' 36.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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