HR2259

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:30 | Tran: 6:18 | Set: 13:02

Alt: -29.48° Az: 359.95° Direction: North

HR2259 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2259 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR2259 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 HR2259. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2259 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 20m 01s

Declination +09° 02’ 08”

Hour Angle 11h 59m 49s

Sideral Time 18h 19m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 18m 40s

Declination +09° 02’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.14°

Galactic Latitude -3.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2259.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.11

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2259 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2259. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2259 is distant 346.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.16

Distance (light year) 346.07

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43821

SAO Catalogue SAO113710

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29982

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 1184

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2259 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.0° RISE 23:30

Max altitude: 47.6° TRANSIT 6:18

Azimuth: 279.0° SET 13:02

Set Location

Other stars in Orion