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φ2 Orionis (phi2 Orionis)

Altitude: -26.3°   Azimuth: 335.3°   Direction: North-North-West

φ2 Orionis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Orion.

φ2 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.09. Because of its moderate brightness, φ2 Orionis should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of φ2 Orionis is 0.091 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.305 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of φ2 Orionis (phi2 Orionis) star
DSS2 image of φ2 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of φ2 Orionis during the next 1000 years (1.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.08 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about φ2 Orionis

4.09
Hypergiant

φ2 Orionis (phi2 Orionis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -26.3°
Azimuth: 335.3°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of φ2 Orionis

φ2 Orionis 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 φ2 Orionis are provided in the following table:

05h 36m 54s
+09° 17’ 26”
195.84°
-11.95°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of φ2 Orionis in the sky:

Finder chart φ2 Orionis (phi2 Orionis) star
Simplified finder chart for φ2 Orionis (phi2 Orionis).

Visibility of φ2 Orionis 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 φ2 Orionis (phi2 Orionis) 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: 80.7°
Max altitude: 47.8°
Azimuth: 279.3°

Distance of φ2 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

φ2 Orionis is distant 116.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 99 kilometers per second.

35.59 pc
116.01 ly
99 km/s
0.091 arcsec/year
-0.305 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of φ2 Orionis

φ2 Orionis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.33
K0III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ2 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of φ2 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of φ2 Orionis

φ2 Orionis
(phi2 Orionis)
SAO112958
SAO112958