HR2268

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:46 | Tran: 15:25 | Set: 20:05

Alt: -3.47° Az: 109.95° Direction: East-South-East

HR2268 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2268 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR2268 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 HR2268. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2268 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 19m 57s

Declination -15° 02’ 11”

Hour Angle 18h 54m 49s

Sidereal Time 01h 14m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 18m 48s

Declination -15° 01’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 222.91°

Galactic Latitude -13.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2268 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2268. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2268 is distant 737.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.24

Distance (light year) 737.56

Radial Speed 51 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44021

SAO Catalogue SAO151346

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29993

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1400

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2912

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2268 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.0° RISE 10:46

Max altitude: 23.5° TRANSIT 15:25

Azimuth: 255.0° SET 20:05

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major