HR2266

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:38 | Tran: 7:48 | Set: 11:58

Alt: -44.92° Az: 61.44° Direction: East-North-East

HR2266 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2266 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR2266 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 HR2266. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2266 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 19m 17s

Declination -19° 58’ 41”

Hour Angle 14h 45m 43s

Sideral Time 21h 05m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 18m 13s

Declination -19° 58’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.52°

Galactic Latitude -16.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2266.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.90

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2266 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2266. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2266 is distant 993.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 304.88

Distance (light year) 993.90

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43955

SAO Catalogue SAO151334

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29941

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 1407

FK5 Catalogue 2483

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2266 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.0° RISE 3:38

Max altitude: 18.5° TRANSIT 7:48

Azimuth: 250.0° SET 11:58

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

Location

Other stars in Canis Major