HR2233

Altitude: -38.8° Azimuth: 8.1° Direction: North

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2233:

Color of HR2233 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2233 5.65

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

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

Altitude: -38.8°
Azimuth: 8.1°
Direction: North

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:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 15m 34s

Declination J2000 -00° 30’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 209.27°

Galactic Latitude -8.21°

Constellation Orion

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

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° RISE 19:17

Max altitude: 38.0° TRANSIT 1:17

Azimuth: 269.5° SET 7:12

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2233

The image below is a photograph of HR2233 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 35.69 pc

Distance (light year) 116.35 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.158 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -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.

Absolute magnitude 2.89

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature of HR2233 6389K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR2233

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43318

SAO Catalogue SAO133028

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29716

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 1234

FK5 Catalogue 2477

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