HR2301

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:15 | Tran: 6:23 | Set: 11:31

Alt: 24.13° Az: 210.12° Direction: South-South-West

HR2301 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2301 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR2301 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 HR2301. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2301 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 24m 46s

Declination -09° 53’ 20”

Hour Angle 01h 50m 49s

Sideral Time 08h 15m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 23m 35s

Declination -09° 52’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.67°

Galactic Latitude -10.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2301.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class

Absolute magnitude -2.80

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.84

Temperature 3345K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2301 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2301. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2301 is distant 2,050.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 628.93

Distance (light year) 2,050.31

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44816

SAO Catalogue SAO133203

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30407

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 1444

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2301 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.9° RISE 1:15

Max altitude: 28.6° TRANSIT 6:23

Azimuth: 260.1° SET 11:31

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros