HR2191

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:47 | Tran: 5:59 | Set: 13:08

Alt: -24.88° Az: 359.04° Direction: North

HR2191 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2191 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR2191 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.

DSS2 image of HR2191. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2191 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 12m 52s

Declination +13° 37’ 52”

Hour Angle 11h 56m 24s

Sideral Time 18h 09m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 11m 27s

Declination +13° 38’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.25°

Galactic Latitude -2.44°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2191.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.44

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2191 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2191. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2191 is distant 430.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.93

Distance (light year) 430.08

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42477

SAO Catalogue SAO95352

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29371

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 1151

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2191 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.4° RISE 22:47

Max altitude: 52.2° TRANSIT 5:59

Azimuth: 283.6° SET 13:08

Set Location

Other stars in Orion