HR2188

HR2188 is a giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2188 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2188 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2188:

Color of HR2188 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2188 6.04

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2188 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 51°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2188

HR2188 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2188 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 13m 45s

Declination J2000 +51° 10’ 20”

Galactic Longitude 162.82°

Galactic Latitude 15.3°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2188 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2188.

Visibility of HR2188 from your location

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

HR2188 is circumpolar and transits at 18:01 UTC (altitude: 89.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2188

The image below is a photograph of HR2188 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2188 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.065 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2188. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2188 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2188 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2188 is distant 403.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.76 pc

Distance (light year) 403.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.065 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2188

HR2188 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.58

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature of HR2188 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2188 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2188. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2188

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42466

SAO Catalogue SAO25630

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29569

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+51 1163

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