HR2203

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -4.04° Az: 162.48° Direction: South-South-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 10m 58s

Declination -40° 21’ 35”

Hour Angle 22h 27m 09s

Sideral Time 04h 38m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 10m 10s

Declination -40° 21’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 247.37°

Galactic Latitude -24.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2203.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type M2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2203 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.

Distance (parsec) 261.78

Distance (light year) 853.40

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42682

SAO Catalogue SAO217753

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29263

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 2291

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2864

Visibility from Your Location

HR2203 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Columba