HR2147

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 5.50° Az: 17.19° Direction: North-North-East

HR2147 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2147 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR2147 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 09m 14s

Declination +41° 50’ 56”

Hour Angle 13h 33m 01s

Sidereal Time 19h 42m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 07m 26s

Declination +41° 51’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.92°

Galactic Latitude 10.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2147.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 833.76

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41467

SAO Catalogue SAO40868

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29025

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1357

Visibility from Your Location

HR2147 is circumpolar and transits at 20:52 UTC (altitude: 80.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga