ν2 Coronae Borealis (nu2 Coronae Borealis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:24 | Tran: 16:08 | Set: 1:56

Alt: 54.76° Az: 103.66° Direction: East-South-East

ν2 Coronae Borealis is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

ν2 Coronae Borealis visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, ν2 Coronae Borealis 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.

Image of ν2 Coronae Borealis (nu2 Coronae Borealis) star

DSS2 image of ν2 Coronae Borealis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν2 Coronae Borealis during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 23m 25s

Declination +33° 38’ 48”

Hour Angle 21h 10m 37s

Sideral Time 13h 34m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 22m 29s

Declination +33° 42’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.69°

Galactic Latitude 44.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ν2 Coronae Borealis (nu2 Coronae Borealis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Coronae Borealis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ν2 Coronae Borealis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν2 Coronae Borealis is distant 545.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 167.22

Distance (light year) 545.15

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.059"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν2 Coronae Borealis
(nu2 Coronae Borealis)

Flamsteed designation 21 Coronae Borealis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147767

SAO Catalogue SAO65259

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80214

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 2774

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν2 Coronae Borealis (nu2 Coronae Borealis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.4° RISE 6:24

Max altitude: 72.2° TRANSIT 16:08

Azimuth: 303.6° SET 1:56

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis