HR2179

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:54 | Tran: 7:24 | Set: 12:53

Alt: 19.24° Az: 127.43° Direction: South-East

HR2179 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2179 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR2179 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 HR2179. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2179 during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 10m 48s

Declination -05° 43’ 02”

Hour Angle 20h 44m 25s

Sideral Time 02h 55m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 09m 36s

Declination -05° 42’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.29°

Galactic Latitude -11.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2179.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.24

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2179 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2179. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2179 is distant 198.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.01

Distance (light year) 198.90

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42278

SAO Catalogue SAO132900

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29210

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 1523

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2179 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.7° RISE 1:54

Max altitude: 32.8° TRANSIT 7:24

Azimuth: 264.3° SET 12:53

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Monoceros