HR2202

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:30 | Tran: 13:05 | Set: 18:39

Alt: 23.94° Az: 225.49° Direction: South

HR2202 is a variable and double star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2202 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR2202 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 HR2202. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2202 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 12m 59s

Declination -04° 40’ 23”

Hour Angle 02h 43m 21s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 11m 43s

Declination -04° 39’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.58°

Galactic Latitude -10.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2202.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class

HR2202 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.11

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2202 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2202. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2202 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2202 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.18

Secondary star magnitude 7.88

Magnitude difference 1.7

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2202 is distant 590.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 181.16

Distance (light year) 590.58

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42657

SAO Catalogue SAO132941

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29401

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1393

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V638 Mon

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4799

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2202 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7° RISE 7:30

Max altitude: 33.8° TRANSIT 13:05

Azimuth: 265.3° SET 18:39

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros