HR2169

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:06 | Tran: 13:07 | Set: 21:07

Alt: -15.45° Az: 347.51° Direction: South-West

HR2169 is a supergiant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2169 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR2169 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 HR2169. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2169 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 11m 04s

Declination +22° 11’ 01”

Hour Angle 11h 07m 56s

Sidereal Time 17h 19m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 09m 32s

Declination +22° 11’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.54°

Galactic Latitude 1.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -5.45

Spectral Type K4I

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2169 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2169. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2169 is distant 6,150.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,886.79

Distance (light year) 6,150.94

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42049

SAO Catalogue SAO78045

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29196

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 1198

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2169 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.8° RISE 5:06

Max altitude: 60.7° TRANSIT 13:07

Azimuth: 292.2° SET 21:07

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini