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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
wb_twilight   (Nautical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR2189

Altitude: -5.8°   Azimuth: 358.7°   Direction: North

HR2189 is a giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2189 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2189 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2189 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2189 star
DSS2 image of HR2189. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2189 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2189

5.78
Giant

HR2189 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -5.8°
Azimuth: 358.7°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2189

HR2189 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 HR2189 are provided in the following table:

06h 12m 20s
+32° 41’ 35”
179.58°
6.84°
Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2189 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2189 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2189.

Visibility of HR2189 from your location

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

Today's HR2189 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.3°
Max altitude: 71.2°
Azimuth: 302.7°

Distance of HR2189 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2189 is distant 1,411.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

432.90 pc
1,411.26 ly
-51 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/year
-0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2189

HR2189 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.40
M2III
3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2189 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2189. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2189

SAO58852
SAO58852