HR2208

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:05 | Tran: 6:01 | Set: 12:53

Alt: -10.01° Az: 301.48° Direction: West-North-West

HR2208 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2208 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR2208 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 HR2208. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2208 during the next 1000 years (1.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 14m 34s

Declination +10° 37’ 08”

Hour Angle 08h 05m 12s

Sideral Time 14h 19m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 13m 12s

Declination +10° 37’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.1°

Galactic Latitude -3.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2208.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.16

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.67

Temperature 5706K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2208 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2208. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2208 is distant 59.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.12

Distance (light year) 59.06

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.092 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.285"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42807

SAO Catalogue SAO95394

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29525

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 1050

Gliese Catalogue Gl 230

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2208 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.4° RISE 23:05

Max altitude: 49.1° TRANSIT 6:01

Azimuth: 280.6° SET 12:53

Set Location

Other stars in Orion