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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR2295

Altitude: -40.8°   Azimuth: 24.2°   Direction: North-North-East

HR2295 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2295 visual magnitude is 6.67. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2295 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 HR2295 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2295 star
DSS2 image of HR2295. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2295 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2295

6.67
Main-sequence

HR2295 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -40.8°
Azimuth: 24.2°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2295

HR2295 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 HR2295 are provided in the following table:

06h 23m 22s
-04° 41’ 13”
213.93°
-8.37°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2295 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2295 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2295.

Visibility of HR2295 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 HR2295 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: 94.7°
Max altitude: 33.8°
Azimuth: 265.3°

Distance of HR2295 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2295 is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

119.47 pc
389.49 ly
17 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/year
-0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2295

HR2295 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.28
A2V
9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2295 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2295. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2295

SAO133199
SAO133199