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π2 Orionis (pi2 Orionis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:18 | Tran: 6:05 | Set: 12:48
Alt: 5.73°   Az: 277.17°   Direction: West

π2 Orionis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Orion.

π2 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, π2 Orionis 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 π2 Orionis (pi2 Orionis) star
DSS2 image of π2 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of π2 Orionis during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 51m 57s
+08° 56’ 27”
06h 08m 07s
11h 00m 05s

J2000

04h 50m 36s
+08° 54’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

189.82°
-21.83°

Finder Chart

Finder chart π2 Orionis (pi2 Orionis) star
Simplified finder chart for π2 Orionis (pi2 Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.36
Main-sequence

0.49
A1V
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π2 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π2 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π2 Orionis is distant 193.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

59.38
193.59
24 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

π2 Orionis
(pi2 Orionis)
SAO112124
SAO112124

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π2 Orionis (pi2 Orionis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.1°
Max altitude: 47.5°
Azimuth: 278.9°