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HR2153

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.39°   Az: 105.88°   Direction: East-South-East

HR2153 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2153 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR2153 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.

Image of HR2153 star
DSS2 image of HR2153. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2153 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 10m 09s
+41° 02’ 59”
22h 02m 31s
04h 12m 40s

J2000

06h 08m 22s
+41° 03’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

171.72°
10.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2153.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.36
Giant

1.01
G9III
4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2153 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2153. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2153 is distant 383.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 87 kilometers per second.

117.65
383.53
-87 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
-0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40881
SAO40881

Visibility from Your Location

HR2153 is circumpolar and transits at 20:10 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)