HR2254

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:59 | Tran: 15:51 | Set: 19:43

Alt: -24.57° Az: 263.82° Direction: West

HR2254 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2254 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR2254 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 HR2254. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2254 during the next 1000 years (1.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 18m 07s

Declination -22° 43’ 32”

Hour Angle 06h 45m 35s

Sidereal Time 13h 03m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 17m 03s

Declination -22° 42’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.04°

Galactic Latitude -17.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.06

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2254 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2254. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2254 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2254 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 10.47

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 47.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2254 is distant 130.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 39.90

Distance (light year) 130.09

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.119 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.251"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43745

SAO Catalogue SAO171502

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29843

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1364

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2254 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.7° RISE 11:59

Max altitude: 15.8° TRANSIT 15:51

Azimuth: 247.3° SET 19:43

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major