HR2262

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.08° Az: 237.70° Direction: West-South-West

HR2262 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2262 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR2262 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 HR2262. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2262 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 24s

Declination -39° 16’ 28”

Hour Angle 05h 25m 56s

Sideral Time 11h 43m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 35s

Declination -39° 15’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.6°

Galactic Latitude -23.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2262.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2262 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2262. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2262 is distant 390.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.76

Distance (light year) 390.42

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43847

SAO Catalogue SAO196646

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29808

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 2491

Visibility from Your Location

HR2262 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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

Location

Other stars in Columba