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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR2283

Altitude: -45.0°   Azimuth: 154.1°   Direction: South-South-East

HR2283 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Mensa.

HR2283 visual magnitude is 6.64. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2283 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2283 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.061 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2283 star
DSS2 image of HR2283. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2283 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2283

6.64
Main-sequence

HR2283 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -45.0°
Azimuth: 154.1°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2283

HR2283 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2283 are provided in the following table:

06h 15m 05s
-71° 42’ 10”
282.28°
-28.49°
Mensa

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2283 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2283 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2283.

Visibility of HR2283 from your location

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

HR2283 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR2283 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2283 is distant 102.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

31.30 pc
102.03 ly
14 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/year
0.061 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2283

HR2283 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.16
F8V
6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2283 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2283. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2283

SAO256285
SAO256285