HR2235

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:23 | Tran: 5:56 | Set: 13:25

Alt: -1.34° Az: 300.24° Direction: West-North-West

HR2235 is a bright giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2235 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR2235 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR2235. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2235 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 50s

Declination +17° 10’ 15”

Hour Angle 07h 41m 14s

Sideral Time 13h 59m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 23s

Declination +17° 10’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 193.71°

Galactic Latitude 0.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2235.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.35

Spectral Type K5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2235 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2235. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2235 is distant 727.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 223.21

Distance (light year) 727.68

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43335

SAO Catalogue SAO95473

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29798

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 1191

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2235 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.8° RISE 22:23

Max altitude: 55.7° TRANSIT 5:56

Azimuth: 287.2° SET 13:25

Set Location

Other stars in Orion