HR2147

HR2147 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2147 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2147 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2147:

Color of HR2147 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2147 6.12

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2147 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 41°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2147

HR2147 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2147 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 07m 26s

Declination J2000 +41° 51’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 170.92°

Galactic Latitude 10.24°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2147 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2147.

Visibility of HR2147 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2147 is circumpolar and transits at 17:43 UTC (altitude: 80.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2147

The image below is a photograph of HR2147 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2147 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2147. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2147 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2147 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2147 is distant 833.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 255.75 pc

Distance (light year) 833.76 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2147

HR2147 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature of HR2147 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2147 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2147. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2147

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41467

SAO Catalogue SAO40868

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29025

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1357

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