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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR2233

Altitude: -15.2°   Azimuth: 71.0°   Direction: East-North-East

HR2233 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2233 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2233 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 HR2233 is -0.158 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.219 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2233 star
DSS2 image of HR2233. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2233 during the next 1000 years (-2.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.65 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2233

5.65
Main-sequence

HR2233 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.2°
Azimuth: 71.0°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2233

HR2233 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 HR2233 are provided in the following table:

06h 15m 34s
-00° 30’ 43”
209.27°
-8.21°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2233 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2233 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2233.

Visibility of HR2233 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 HR2233 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: 90.5°
Max altitude: 38.0°
Azimuth: 269.5°

Distance of HR2233 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2233 is distant 116.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

35.69 pc
116.35 ly
-37 km/s
-0.158 arcsec/year
-0.219 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2233

HR2233 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.89
F6V
6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2233 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2233. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2233

SAO133028
SAO133028