HR2218

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:30 | Tran: 15:09 | Set: 20:48

Alt: 19.37° Az: 236.43° Direction: West-South-West

HR2218 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2218 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR2218 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 HR2218. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2218 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 15m 10s

Declination -03° 45’ 01”

Hour Angle 03h 27m 54s

Sidereal Time 09h 43m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 13m 54s

Declination -03° 44’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 211.99°

Galactic Latitude -10.05°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.91

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2218 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2218. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2218 is distant 314.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 50 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.53

Distance (light year) 314.67

Radial Speed 50 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43023

SAO Catalogue SAO132994

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29575

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 1345

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2218 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.8° RISE 9:30

Max altitude: 34.8° TRANSIT 15:09

Azimuth: 266.2° SET 20:48

Set Location

Other stars in Orion