HR2140

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:09 | Tran: 14:34 | Set: 18:00

Alt: 12.23° Az: 181.04° Direction: South

HR2140 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2140 visual magnitude is 5.04. Because of its faintness, HR2140 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 HR2140. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2140 during the next 1000 years (0.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 04m 16s

Declination -26° 17’ 12”

Hour Angle 00h 04m 31s

Sidereal Time 06h 08m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 03m 15s

Declination -26° 17’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 232.33°

Galactic Latitude -21.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2140.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2140 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2140. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2140 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2140 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.04

Secondary star magnitude 12.34

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 2.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2140 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 182 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.91

Distance (light year) 387.63

Radial Speed 182 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41312

SAO Catalogue SAO171180

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28675

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 2675

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4645

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2140 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.3° RISE 11:09

Max altitude: 12.2° TRANSIT 14:34

Azimuth: 243.7° SET 18:00

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus