HR2303

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:40 | Tran: 6:19 | Set: 10:58

Alt: -33.79° Az: 289.74° Direction: West-North-West

HR2303 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2303 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR2303 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 HR2303. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2303 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 24m 53s

Declination -15° 05’ 10”

Hour Angle 08h 23m 31s

Sideral Time 14h 48m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 23m 45s

Declination -15° 04’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 223.47°

Galactic Latitude -12.83°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2303.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class

Absolute magnitude -2.18

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2303 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2303. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2303 is distant 1,574.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 483.09

Distance (light year) 1,574.88

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44891

SAO Catalogue SAO151450

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30420

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1428

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2303 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.1° RISE 1:40

Max altitude: 23.4° TRANSIT 6:19

Azimuth: 254.9° SET 10:58

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major