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HR2280

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:17 | Tran: 20:26 | Set: 2:39
Alt: -22.38°   Az: 54.16°   Direction: North-East

HR2280 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2280 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR2280 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.

Image of HR2280 star
DSS2 image of HR2280. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2280 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 22m 44s
+02° 15’ 18”
15h 14m 24s
21h 37m 09s

J2000

06h 21m 25s
+02° 16’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

207.47°
-5.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2280.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.31
Main-sequence

1.26
A4V
7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2280 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2280. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2280 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2280 double sysyem:

6.31
6.91
0.6
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2280 is distant 334.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

102.46
334.02
-28 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO113758
SAO113758

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2280 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.7°
Max altitude: 40.8°
Azimuth: 272.3°