HR2269

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:05 | Tran: 13:21 | Set: 20:37

Alt: 51.32° Az: 159.86° Direction: South-South-East

HR2269 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2269 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR2269 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 HR2269. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2269 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 21m 31s

Declination +14° 38’ 17”

Hour Angle 23h 08m 36s

Sidereal Time 05h 30m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 20m 04s

Declination +14° 39’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.36°

Galactic Latitude -0.12°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.44

Spectral Type K3I

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2269 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2269. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2269 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44033

SAO Catalogue SAO95543

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30099

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 1247

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2917

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2269 rise, transit and set times from Maassluis, Netherlands are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Amsterdam):

Azimuth: 75.4° RISE 6:05

Max altitude: 52.7° TRANSIT 13:21

Azimuth: 284.6° SET 20:37

Name:	Maassluis, Netherlands
Latitude:	51° 55' 23.9" N
Longitude:	4° 15' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Amsterdam

Set Location

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