HR2277

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:21 | Tran: 5:57 | Set: 13:30

Alt: 10.05° Az: 74.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR2277 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2277 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR2277 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 HR2277. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2277 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 22m 52s

Declination +17° 45’ 01”

Hour Angle 17h 35m 12s

Sidereal Time 23h 58m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 21m 25s

Declination +17° 45’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 193.76°

Galactic Latitude 1.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2277.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2277 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2277. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2277 is distant 417.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.04

Distance (light year) 417.41

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44234

SAO Catalogue SAO95572

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30218

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 1214

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2277 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.2° RISE 22:21

Max altitude: 56.3° TRANSIT 5:57

Azimuth: 287.8° SET 13:30

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini