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HR2209

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.98°   Az: 333.95°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2209 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR2209 visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2209 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR2209 star
DSS2 image of HR2209. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2209 during the next 1000 years (0.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 21m 38s
+69° 18’ 26”
07h 20m 58s
13h 42m 36s

J2000

06h 18m 50s
+69° 19’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

145.16°
22.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2209.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.8
Hypergiant

1.14
A0V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2209 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2209. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2209 is distant 175.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

53.91
175.74
-7 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO13788
SAO13788

Visibility from Your Location

HR2209 is circumpolar and transits at 14:15 UTC (altitude: 72.2°)