HR2189

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2189:

Color of HR2189 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2189 5.78

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2189 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 2°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 12m 20s

Declination J2000 +32° 41’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 179.58°

Galactic Latitude 6.84°

Constellation Auriga

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

Simplified finder chart for HR2189.

Visibility of HR2189 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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 [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.3° RISE 9:24

Max altitude: 71.2° TRANSIT 18:56

Azimuth: 302.7° SET 4:32

RIGHT NOW HR2189 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2189

The image below is a photograph of HR2189 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 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 432.90 pc

Distance (light year) 1,411.26 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -51 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -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.

Absolute magnitude -2.40

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature of HR2189 3568K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR2189

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42471

SAO Catalogue SAO58852

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29451

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 1217

FK5 Catalogue 2470

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