HR2263

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:07 | Tran: 6:00 | Set: 6:54

Alt: -27.02° Az: 242.44° Direction: West-South-West

HR2263 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2263 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR2263 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 HR2263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2263 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 51s

Declination -37° 44’ 52”

Hour Angle 05h 48m 32s

Sideral Time 12h 06m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 17m 01s

Declination -37° 44’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.05°

Galactic Latitude -22.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2263.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.69

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2263 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2263. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2263 is distant 302.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 67 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.76

Distance (light year) 302.41

Radial Speed 67 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43899

SAO Catalogue SAO196653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29842

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 2707

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2263 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.7° RISE 5:07

Max altitude: 0.8° TRANSIT 6:00

Azimuth: 232.3° SET 6:54

Set Location

Other stars in Columba