HR2302

HR2302 is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR2302 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2302 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2302:

Color of HR2302 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2302 6.33

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2302 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2302

HR2302 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 HR2302 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 24m 52s

Declination J2000 +16° 03’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 195.66°

Galactic Latitude 1.56°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2302 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2302.

Visibility of HR2302 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 HR2302 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: 73.9° RISE 7:31

Max altitude: 54.6° TRANSIT 14:53

Azimuth: 286.1° SET 22:15

RIGHT NOW HR2302 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2302

The image below is a photograph of HR2302 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2302 is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2302 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 384.89 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 77 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2302

HR2302 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.97

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature of HR2302 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

Alternative designations of HR2302

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44867

SAO Catalogue SAO95641

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30517

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 1135

In Evidence

Other stars in Orion