HR2214

Altitude: 24.8° Azimuth: 92.0° Direction: East

HR2214 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2214 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2214 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2214:

Color of HR2214 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2214 5.88

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2214 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 24.8°
Azimuth: 92.0°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2214

HR2214 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2214 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 14m 28s

Declination J2000 +17° 54’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 192.85°

Galactic Latitude 0.24°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2214 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2214.

Visibility of HR2214 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2214 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.1° RISE 17:31

Max altitude: 56.4° TRANSIT 1:08

Azimuth: 287.9° SET 8:41

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2214

The image below is a photograph of HR2214 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2214 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2214. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2214 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2214 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2214 is distant 452.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.70 pc

Distance (light year) 452.15 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2214

HR2214 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature of HR2214 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2214 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2214. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2214

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42954

SAO Catalogue SAO95419

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29616

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 1182

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