HR2920

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:38 | Tran: 8:54 | Set: 14:10

Alt: -35.84° Az: 308.24° Direction: North-West

HR2920 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2920 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR2920 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 HR2920. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2920 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 37m 28s

Declination -08° 22’ 04”

Hour Angle 09h 19m 45s

Sideral Time 16h 57m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 36m 16s

Declination -08° 18’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.5°

Galactic Latitude 6.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2920.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.13

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.54

Temperature 3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2920 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2920. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2920 is distant 619.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 190.11

Distance (light year) 619.77

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60853

SAO Catalogue SAO134883

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37000

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 2065

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2920 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.4° RISE 3:38

Max altitude: 30.2° TRANSIT 8:54

Azimuth: 261.6° SET 14:10

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Monoceros