HR2288

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:12 | Tran: 13:17 | Set: 15:23

Alt: -68.71° Az: 317.81° Direction: South-South-West

HR2288 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2288 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR2288 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 HR2288. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2288 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 21m 31s

Declination -34° 09’ 24”

Hour Angle 10h 51m 26s

Sidereal Time 17h 12m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 20m 36s

Declination -34° 08’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.63°

Galactic Latitude -20.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2288.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.42

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2288 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2288. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2288 is distant 2,012.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 617.28

Distance (light year) 2,012.35

Radial Speed 54 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44506

SAO Catalogue SAO196707

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30143

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 2806

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2931

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2288 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.2° RISE 11:12

Max altitude: 4.4° TRANSIT 13:17

Azimuth: 235.8° SET 15:23

Set Location

Other stars in Columba