HR2131

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:39 | Tran: 14:48 | Set: 16:57

Alt: -70.28° Az: 328.19° Direction: North-North-West

HR2131 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2131 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR2131 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 HR2131. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2131 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 02m 11s

Declination -33° 54’ 45”

Hour Angle 11h 10m 30s

Sidereal Time 17h 12m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 01m 16s

Declination -33° 54’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.02°

Galactic Latitude -24.51°

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Finder chart for HR2131.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2131 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2131. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2131 is distant 555.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.36

Distance (light year) 555.37

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41047

SAO Catalogue SAO196413

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28524

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 2681

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2131 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.9° RISE 12:39

Max altitude: 4.6° TRANSIT 14:48

Azimuth: 236.1° SET 16:57

Set Location

Other stars in Columba