HR2211

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -83.44° Az: 20.67° Direction: North-North-East

HR2211 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2211 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR2211 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 HR2211. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2211 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 11m 22s

Declination -45° 17’ 18”

Hour Angle 12h 13m 08s

Sidereal Time 18h 24m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 10m 39s

Declination -45° 16’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.67°

Galactic Latitude -25.77°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2211.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.23

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2211 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2211. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2211 is distant 662.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 203.25

Distance (light year) 662.60

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42834

SAO Catalogue SAO217758

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29304

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 2349

FK5 Catalogue 2472

Visibility from Your Location

HR2211 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis