HR2137

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:13 | Tran: 7:27 | Set: 18:38

Alt: 5.89° Az: 329.70° Direction: North-North-West

HR2137 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2137 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR2137 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 HR2137. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2137 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 06m 44s

Declination +37° 57’ 38”

Hour Angle 09h 21m 51s

Sideral Time 15h 28m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 05m 02s

Declination +37° 57’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 174.18°

Galactic Latitude 8.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2137.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.48

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2137 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2137. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2137 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2137 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.34

Secondary star magnitude 11.94

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 17.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2137 is distant 754.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 231.48

Distance (light year) 754.63

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41162

SAO Catalogue SAO58716

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28820

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 1405

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4649

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2137 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.0° RISE 20:13

Max altitude: 76.5° TRANSIT 7:27

Azimuth: 308.0° SET 18:38

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

Location

Other stars in Auriga