HR2232

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:28 | Tran: 20:48 | Set: 3:11

Alt: 4.31° Az: 271.45° Direction: West

HR2232 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2232 visual magnitude is 6.64. Because of its faintness, HR2232 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2232. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2232 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 06s

Declination +04° 16’ 24”

Hour Angle 05h 53m 47s

Sidereal Time 12h 10m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 47s

Declination +04° 17’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.02°

Galactic Latitude -5.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2232.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.64

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.09

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2232 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2232. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2232 is distant 1,143.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 350.88

Distance (light year) 1,143.86

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43317

SAO Catalogue SAO113653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29739

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 1181

FK5 Catalogue 2478

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2232 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.7° RISE 14:28

Max altitude: 42.8° TRANSIT 20:48

Azimuth: 274.3° SET 3:11

Set Location

Other stars in Orion