HR2274

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -82.19° Az: 173.01° Direction: South

HR2274 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2274 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR2274 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 HR2274. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2274 during the next 1000 years (-0.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 16m 39s

Declination -59° 13’ 25”

Hour Angle 12h 07m 25s

Sidereal Time 18h 24m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 18s

Declination -59° 12’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 268.17°

Galactic Latitude -27.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2274.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.63

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature 6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2274 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2274. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2274 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2274 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.43

Secondary star magnitude 7.43

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 38.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2274 is distant 118.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 36.36

Distance (light year) 118.55

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.057 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.325"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44120

SAO Catalogue SAO234418

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29788

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 619

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9209 A

Visibility from Your Location

HR2274 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor