HR2270

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:21 | Tran: 20:35 | Set: 1:54

Alt: -38.84° Az: 314.69° Direction: North-West

HR2270 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2270 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR2270 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 HR2270. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2270 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 20m 20s

Declination -08° 35’ 54”

Hour Angle 09h 43m 46s

Sidereal Time 16h 04m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 19m 07s

Declination -08° 35’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.99°

Galactic Latitude -11.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2270.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.78

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2270 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2270. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2270 is distant 399.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.40

Distance (light year) 399.02

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44037

SAO Catalogue SAO133098

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30028

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1386

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2270 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.6° RISE 15:21

Max altitude: 29.9° TRANSIT 20:35

Azimuth: 261.4° SET 1:54

Set Location

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