HR2206

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:23 | Tran: 5:47 | Set: 9:11

Alt: 11.60° Az: 171.50° Direction: South

HR2206 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2206 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR2206 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 HR2206. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2206 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 12m 13s

Declination -26° 29’ 21”

Hour Angle 23h 22m 45s

Sideral Time 05h 34m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 11m 13s

Declination -26° 28’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.21°

Galactic Latitude -20.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2206.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.49

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2206 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2206. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2206 is distant 674.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.04

Distance (light year) 674.95

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42729

SAO Catalogue SAO171356

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29347

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 2784

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2206 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.5° RISE 2:23

Max altitude: 12.0° TRANSIT 5:47

Azimuth: 243.5° SET 9:11

Set Location

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