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HR2232

Altitude: -31.0°   Azimuth: 333.5°   Direction: North-North-West

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

HR2232 visual magnitude is 6.64. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2232 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 HR2232 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2232 star
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);

Key facts about HR2232

6.64
Sub-giant

HR2232 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -31.0°
Azimuth: 333.5°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2232

HR2232 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 HR2232 are provided in the following table:

06h 15m 47s
+04° 17’ 00”
205.02°
-5.94°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2232 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2232 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2232.

Visibility of HR2232 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 85.7°
Max altitude: 42.8°
Azimuth: 274.3°

Distance of HR2232 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

350.88 pc
1,143.86 ly
13 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2232

HR2232 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.09
B3IV
12902K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR2232

SAO113653
SAO113653