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HR2149

Altitude: -57.9°   Azimuth: 66.9°   Direction: East-North-East

HR2149 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Columba.

HR2149 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2149 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2149 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.119 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2149 star
DSS2 image of HR2149. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2149 during the next 1000 years (-0.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.98 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2149

5.65
Main-sequence

HR2149 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -57.9°
Azimuth: 66.9°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2149

HR2149 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2149 are provided in the following table:

06h 04m 20s
-32° 10’ 20”
238.43°
-23.36°
Columba

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2149 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2149 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2149.

Visibility of HR2149 from your location

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

Today's HR2149 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.2°
Max altitude: 6.3°
Azimuth: 237.8°

Distance of HR2149 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2149 is distant 1,083.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 93 kilometers per second.

332.23 pc
1,083.06 ly
93 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/year
0.119 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2149

HR2149 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.96
B2V
13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2149 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2149. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2149

SAO196459
SAO196459