HR2302

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:58 | Tran: 6:24 | Set: 13:47

Alt: -22.48° Az: 0.76° Direction: North

HR2302 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2302 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR2302 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 HR2302. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2302 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 26m 18s

Declination +16° 02’ 29”

Hour Angle 12h 02m 54s

Sideral Time 18h 29m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 24m 52s

Declination +16° 03’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.66°

Galactic Latitude 1.56°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2302.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.97

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2302 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2302. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2302 is distant 384.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 77 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.06

Distance (light year) 384.89

Radial Speed 77 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44867

SAO Catalogue SAO95641

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30517

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 1135

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2302 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.0° RISE 22:58

Max altitude: 54.6° TRANSIT 6:24

Azimuth: 286.0° SET 13:47

Set Location

Other stars in Orion