HR2142

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:32 | Tran: 1:00 | Set: 6:24

Alt: 28.56° Az: 153.83° Direction: South-South-East

HR2142 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2142 visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, HR2142 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 HR2142. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2142 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 05m 26s

Declination -06° 42’ 43”

Hour Angle 22h 28m 09s

Sidereal Time 04h 33m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 04m 13s

Declination -06° 42’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.6°

Galactic Latitude -13.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2142.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.04

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2142 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2142. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2142 is distant 918.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 281.69

Distance (light year) 918.31

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41335

SAO Catalogue SAO132793

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28744

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 1391

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2817

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2142 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.7° RISE 19:32

Max altitude: 31.8° TRANSIT 1:00

Azimuth: 263.3° SET 6:24

Set Location

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