HR2237

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:56 | Tran: 13:08 | Set: 18:21

Alt: 28.90° Az: 190.91° Direction: South-South-West

HR2237 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2237 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR2237 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 HR2237. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2237 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 16m 38s

Declination -09° 02’ 42”

Hour Angle 00h 38m 37s

Sidereal Time 06h 55m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 25s

Declination -09° 02’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 217°

Galactic Latitude -12.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.75

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2237. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2237 is distant 763.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 234.19

Distance (light year) 763.47

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43362

SAO Catalogue SAO133029

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29705

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1368

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4866

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2237 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.0° RISE 7:56

Max altitude: 29.5° TRANSIT 13:08

Azimuth: 261.0° SET 18:21

Set Location

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