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TimezoneAtlantic/Bermuda
Sunrise: 6:19 
Transit: 13:23 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR2179

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:42 | Tran: 12:26 | Set: 18:09
Alt: -63.33°   Az: 359.45°   Direction: North

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.

Image of HR2179 star
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

06h 10m 51s
-05° 43’ 02”
11h 59m 00s
18h 09m 52s

J2000

06h 09m 36s
-05° 42’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

213.29°
-11.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2179.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.17
Sub-giant

2.24
F3IV
7217K

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

HR 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.

61.01
198.90
-1 km/s
0.058 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO132900
SAO132900

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2179 rise, transit and set times from Saint George, Bermuda are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Atlantic/Bermuda):

Azimuth: 95.7°
Max altitude: 51.9°
Azimuth: 264.3°