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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:19 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:32
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR2225

Altitude: -14.7°   Azimuth: 110.0°   Direction: East-South-East

HR2225 is a star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2225 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2225 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2225 is -0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.118 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Key facts about HR2225

6.39

HR2225 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -14.7°
Azimuth: 110.0°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2225

HR2225 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2225 are provided in the following table:

06h 13m 45s
-23° 51’ 42”
230.86°
-18.52°
Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2225 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2225 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2225.

Visibility of HR2225 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 113.9°
Max altitude: 14.7°
Azimuth: 246.1°

Distance of HR2225 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc
54.42 ly
22 km/s
-0.069 arcsec/year
0.118 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2225

HR2225 belongs to spectral class G5

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

Alternative designations of HR2225

SAO171428
SAO171428