HR2276

HR2276 is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2276 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2276 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2276:

Color of HR2276 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2276 6.54

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2276 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2276

HR2276 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2276 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 20m 52s

Declination J2000 +11° 45’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 199°

Galactic Latitude -1.32°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2276 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2276.

Visibility of HR2276 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2276 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.2° RISE 7:51

Max altitude: 50.3° TRANSIT 14:49

Azimuth: 281.8° SET 21:47

RIGHT NOW HR2276 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2276

The image below is a photograph of HR2276 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2276 is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2276. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2276 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2276 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2276 is distant 21,733.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 6,666.67 pc

Distance (light year) 21,733.33 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2276

HR2276 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -7.58

Spectral Type B5III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of HR2276 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2276 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2276. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2276

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44173

SAO Catalogue SAO95563

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30169

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 1128

In Evidence

Other stars in Orion