HR2272

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:57 | Tran: 15:56 | Set: 0:54

Alt: -5.97° Az: 337.98° Direction: North-North-West

HR2272 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2272 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR2272 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 HR2272. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2272 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 22m 49s

Declination +29° 31’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 18m 30s

Sidereal Time 16h 41m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 21m 12s

Declination +29° 32’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.28°

Galactic Latitude 7.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2272.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.35

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2272 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2272. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2272 is distant 338.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.73

Distance (light year) 338.17

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44092

SAO Catalogue SAO78259

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30200

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 1190

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2272 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.5° RISE 6:57

Max altitude: 68.0° TRANSIT 15:56

Azimuth: 299.5° SET 0:54

Set Location

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