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HR2284

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:52 | Tran: 20:49 | Set: 1:51
Alt: -21.88°   Az: 278.69°   Direction: West

HR2284 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2284 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, HR2284 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 HR2284 star
DSS2 image of HR2284. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2284 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 22m 34s
-11° 47’ 12”
07h 21m 44s
13h 44m 19s

J2000

06h 21m 24s
-11° 46’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

220.17°
-11.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2284.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.64
Main-sequence

-2.91
B1V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2284 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2284. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2284 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2284 double sysyem:

5.64
9.84
4.2
4.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2284 is distant 1,671.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

512.82
1,671.79
16 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO151401
SAO151401

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2284 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.8°
Max altitude: 26.7°
Azimuth: 258.2°