HR2224

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:33 | Tran: 13:08 | Set: 18:43

Alt: 24.86° Az: 223.68° Direction: South

HR2224 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2224 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR2224 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 HR2224. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2224 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 15m 52s

Declination -04° 34’ 39”

Hour Angle 02h 35m 47s

Sidereal Time 08h 51m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 14m 36s

Declination -04° 34’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.83°

Galactic Latitude -10.27°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2224.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.56

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2224 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2224. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2224 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2224 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.83

Secondary star magnitude 11.83

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 1.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2224 is distant 617.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 189.39

Distance (light year) 617.42

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43157

SAO Catalogue SAO133003

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29629

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1421

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4846

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2224 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.6° RISE 7:33

Max altitude: 33.9° TRANSIT 13:08

Azimuth: 265.4° SET 18:43

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros