HR2249

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:45 | Tran: 15:15 | Set: 19:45

Alt: -51.63° Az: 327.85° Direction: North-North-West

HR2249 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2249 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR2249 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 HR2249. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2249 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 15s

Declination -16° 37’ 41”

Hour Angle 10h 39m 20s

Sidereal Time 16h 56m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 07s

Declination -16° 37’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.13°

Galactic Latitude -15.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2249.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2249 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2249. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2249 is distant 835.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 256.41

Distance (light year) 835.90

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43544

SAO Catalogue SAO151294

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29771

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1415

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2891

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2249 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.6° RISE 10:45

Max altitude: 21.9° TRANSIT 15:15

Azimuth: 253.4° SET 19:45

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major