HR2252

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:43 | Tran: 7:38 | Set: 10:33

Alt: -37.98° Az: 91.80° Direction: East

HR2252 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2252 visual magnitude is 6.67. Because of its faintness, HR2252 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2252. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2252 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 16m 54s

Declination -29° 47’ 53”

Hour Angle 16h 20m 49s

Sideral Time 22h 37m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 57s

Declination -29° 47’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.9°

Galactic Latitude -20.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2252.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2252 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2252. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2252 is distant 661.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 202.84

Distance (light year) 661.26

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43636

SAO Catalogue SAO171482

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29756

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 2936

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2252 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.8° RISE 4:43

Max altitude: 8.7° TRANSIT 7:38

Azimuth: 240.2° SET 10:33

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major