HR2248

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:27 | Tran: 1:05 | Set: 7:38

Alt: -22.78° Az: 317.84° Direction: North-West

HR2248 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2248 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its faintness, HR2248 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2248. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2248 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 18m 19s

Declination +07° 02’ 32”

Hour Angle 09h 25m 41s

Sidereal Time 15h 44m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 58s

Declination +07° 03’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 202.7°

Galactic Latitude -4.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.57

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.31

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2248 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2248. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2248 is distant 1,230.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 377.36

Distance (light year) 1,230.19

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43526

SAO Catalogue SAO113673

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29839

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 1216

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2248 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.0° RISE 18:27

Max altitude: 45.6° TRANSIT 1:05

Azimuth: 277.0° SET 7:38

Set Location

Other stars in Orion