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Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 16:58
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HR2225

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:22 | Tran: 21:05 | Set: 0:53
Alt: 7.83°   Az: 214.05°   Direction: South-West

HR2225 is a star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2225 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR2225 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.

Image of HR2225 star
DSS2 image of HR2225. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2225 during the next 1000 years (-1.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 14m 47s
-23° 52’ 14”
02h 29m 22s
08h 44m 10s

J2000

06h 13m 45s
-23° 51’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

230.86°
-18.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2225.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.39

5.28
G5
5534K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2225 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2225. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2225 is distant 54.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

16.69
54.42
22 km/s
-0.069 arcsec/y
0.118"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO171428
SAO171428

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2225 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.9°
Max altitude: 14.6°
Azimuth: 246.1°