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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:41  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:12
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HR2190

Altitude: 56.4°   Azimuth: 216.0°   Direction: South-West

HR2190 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2190 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2190 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 HR2190 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2190 star
DSS2 image of HR2190. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2190 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2190

6.56
Hypergiant

HR2190 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 56.4°
Azimuth: 216.0°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2190

HR2190 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2190 are provided in the following table:

06h 11m 51s
+21° 52’ 06”
189.08°
1.6°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2190 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2190 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2190.

Visibility of HR2190 from your location

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

Today's HR2190 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.1°
Max altitude: 60.4°
Azimuth: 291.9°

Distance of HR2190 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2190 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

10,000,000.00 pc
32,600,000.00 ly
17 km/s
0.002 arcsec/year
0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2190

HR2190 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-23.44
M0I
2930K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2190 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2190. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2190

SAO78092
SAO78092