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HR2292

Altitude: -29.3°   Azimuth: 325.7°   Direction: North-West

HR2292 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2292 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2292 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 HR2292 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2292 star
DSS2 image of HR2292. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2292 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2292

6.4
Main-sequence

HR2292 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -29.3°
Azimuth: 325.7°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2292

HR2292 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2292 are provided in the following table:

06h 23m 18s
+03° 45’ 51”
206.36°
-4.52°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2292 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2292 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2292.

Visibility of HR2292 from your location

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

Today's HR2292 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.2°
Max altitude: 42.3°
Azimuth: 273.8°

Distance of HR2292 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2292 is distant 1,097.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

336.70 pc
1,097.64 ly
30 km/s
0.006 arcsec/year
-0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2292

HR2292 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.24
B3V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2292 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2292. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2292

SAO113801
SAO113801