HR2297

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:23 | Tran: 7:27 | Set: 16:27

Alt: 68.18° Az: 183.60° Direction: South

HR2297 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2297 visual magnitude is 6.71. Because of its faintness, HR2297 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2297. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2297 during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 26m 27s

Declination +29° 41’ 30”

Hour Angle 00h 06m 08s

Sideral Time 06h 32m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 24m 52s

Declination +29° 42’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.5°

Galactic Latitude 7.85°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2297.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.51

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2297 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2297. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2297 is distant 908.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 278.55

Distance (light year) 908.08

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44766

SAO Catalogue SAO78333

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30518

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 1213

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2297 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.3° RISE 22:23

Max altitude: 68.2° TRANSIT 7:27

Azimuth: 299.7° SET 16:27

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Auriga