HR2205

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:40 | Tran: 13:05 | Set: 18:30

Alt: 22.27° Az: 224.56° Direction: South

HR2205 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2205 visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, HR2205 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 HR2205. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2205 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 13m 06s

Declination -06° 33’ 28”

Hour Angle 02h 43m 14s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 11m 51s

Declination -06° 33’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.32°

Galactic Latitude -11.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2205.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.05

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.79

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.2

Temperature 13585K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2205 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2205. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2205 is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 369.00

Distance (light year) 1,202.95

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42690

SAO Catalogue SAO132944

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29417

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 1446

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2205 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.6° RISE 7:40

Max altitude: 32.0° TRANSIT 13:05

Azimuth: 263.4° SET 18:30

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros