HR2260

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:52 | Tran: 6:21 | Set: 10:50

Alt: 16.44° Az: 148.78° Direction: South-South-East

HR2260 is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2260 visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, HR2260 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 HR2260. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2260 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 18m 47s

Declination -16° 49’ 36”

Hour Angle 21h 54m 51s

Sideral Time 04h 13m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 17m 41s

Declination -16° 48’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.48°

Galactic Latitude -14.89°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2260.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.06

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2260 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2260. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2260 is distant 566.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.91

Distance (light year) 566.96

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43827

SAO Catalogue SAO151322

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29895

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1426

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2903

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2260 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.8° RISE 1:52

Max altitude: 21.7° TRANSIT 6:21

Azimuth: 253.2° SET 10:50

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major