HR2304

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:49 | Tran: 6:01 | Set: 14:10

Alt: 56.47° Az: 221.78° Direction: South-West

HR2304 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2304 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR2304 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 HR2304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2304 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 27m 03s

Declination +23° 18’ 40”

Hour Angle 01h 34m 29s

Sideral Time 08h 01m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 25m 32s

Declination +23° 19’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 189.28°

Galactic Latitude 5.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.18

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2304 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2304 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.06

Secondary star magnitude 6.46

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2304 is distant 578.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 177.30

Distance (light year) 578.01

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44927

SAO Catalogue SAO78349

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30570

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 1347

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2304 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.7° RISE 21:49

Max altitude: 61.8° TRANSIT 6:01

Azimuth: 293.3° SET 14:10

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini