HR2244

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:24 | Tran: 6:11 | Set: 10:58

Alt: 24.38° Az: 171.00° Direction: South

HR2244 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2244 visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its faintness, HR2244 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 HR2244. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2244 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 16m 52s

Declination -13° 43’ 41”

Hour Angle 23h 26m 15s

Sideral Time 05h 43m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 44s

Declination -13° 43’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.37°

Galactic Latitude -14.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2244.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.01

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2244 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2244. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2244 is distant 374.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.94

Distance (light year) 374.71

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43445

SAO Catalogue SAO151283

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29735

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 1411

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2244 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.7° RISE 1:24

Max altitude: 24.8° TRANSIT 6:11

Azimuth: 256.3° SET 10:58

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major