HR2226

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:02 | Tran: 15:00 | Set: 17:59

Alt: -51.68° Az: 71.46° Direction: East-North-East

HR2226 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2226 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR2226 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2226. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2226 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 14m 32s

Declination -29° 24’ 17”

Hour Angle 14h 49m 46s

Sidereal Time 21h 04m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 13m 33s

Declination -29° 23’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.31°

Galactic Latitude -20.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2226.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.32

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2226 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2226. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2226 is distant 767.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 235.29

Distance (light year) 767.06

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43179

SAO Catalogue SAO171425

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29546

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 2883

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2226 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.4° RISE 12:02

Max altitude: 9.1° TRANSIT 15:00

Azimuth: 240.6° SET 17:59

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major