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HR2203

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -2.68°   Az: 190.83°   Direction: South

HR2203 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2203 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR2203 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.

Image of HR2203 star
DSS2 image of HR2203. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2203 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 10m 59s
-40° 21’ 36”
00h 57m 01s
07h 08m 01s

J2000

06h 10m 10s
-40° 21’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

247.37°
-24.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2203.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

⬤
5.58
Bright giant

-1.51
M2II
1.68
3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2203 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2203. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2203 is distant 853.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

261.78
853.40
-19 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

HD42682
SAO217753
SAO217753
HIP29263
CD-40 2291
2864

Visibility from Your Location

HR2203 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK