HR2243

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:24 | Tran: 13:44 | Set: 18:03

Alt: -9.05° Az: 251.62° Direction: West-South-West

HR2243 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2243 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR2243 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 HR2243. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2243 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 16m 24s

Declination -18° 29’ 11”

Hour Angle 05h 24m 39s

Sidereal Time 11h 41m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 17s

Declination -18° 28’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.81°

Galactic Latitude -16.09°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.96

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2243 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2243. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2243 is distant 208.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 65 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.86

Distance (light year) 208.17

Radial Speed 65 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43429

SAO Catalogue SAO151274

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29692

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1352

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2243 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.5° RISE 9:24

Max altitude: 20.0° TRANSIT 13:44

Azimuth: 251.5° SET 18:03

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major