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HR2138

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -51.39°   Az: 115.64°   Direction: East-South-East

HR2138 is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2138 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, HR2138 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.

Image of HR2138 star
DSS2 image of HR2138. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2138 during the next 1000 years (-0.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.57 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 01m 24s
-51° 13’ 01”
16h 15m 39s
22h 17m 03s

J2000

06h 00m 49s
-51° 12’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

258.86°
-28.53°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2138 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2138.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.67
HR2138 is also a so called metallic star.

1.67
A
8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2138 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2138. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2138 is distant 206.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

63.21
206.07
5 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
0.094"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO234251
SAO234251

Visibility from Your Location

HR2138 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK