HR2141

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:43 | Tran: 7:56 | Set: 18:05

Alt: 18.52° Az: 304.03° Direction: North-West

HR2141 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2141 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR2141 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 HR2141. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2141 during the next 1000 years (-2.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 07m 47s

Declination +35° 22’ 59”

Hour Angle 07h 01m 50s

Sideral Time 13h 09m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 06m 08s

Declination +35° 23’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 176.57°

Galactic Latitude 6.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2141.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.01

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2141 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2141. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2141 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2141 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.12

Secondary star magnitude 9.52

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 122 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2141 is distant 86.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.39

Distance (light year) 86.02

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.131 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.302"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41330

SAO Catalogue SAO58739

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28908

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 1334

Gliese Catalogue Gl 226.3

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2141 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.6° RISE 21:43

Max altitude: 73.9° TRANSIT 7:56

Azimuth: 305.4° SET 18:05

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

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