HR2225

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:23 | Tran: 13:07 | Set: 16:50

Alt: 5.81° Az: 218.66° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 14m 48s

Declination -23° 52’ 14”

Hour Angle 02h 51m 14s

Sidereal Time 09h 06m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 13m 45s

Declination -23° 51’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.86°

Galactic Latitude -18.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class

Absolute magnitude 5.28

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.72

Temperature 5534K

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

Distance (parsec) 16.69

Distance (light year) 54.42

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.069 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.118"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43162

SAO Catalogue SAO171428

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29568

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 3577

Gliese Catalogue NN 3389

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° RISE 9:23

Max altitude: 14.6° TRANSIT 13:07

Azimuth: 246.1° SET 16:50

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major