HR2305

HR2305 is a giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2305 visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2305 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 HR2305:

Color of HR2305 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2305 5.22

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2305 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2305

HR2305 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 HR2305 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 24m 10s

Declination J2000 -11° 31’ 49”

Galactic Longitude 220.25°

Galactic Latitude -11.22°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2305 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2305.

Visibility of HR2305 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 HR2305 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: 101.5° RISE 9:38

Max altitude: 27.0° TRANSIT 14:37

Azimuth: 258.5° SET 19:36

RIGHT NOW HR2305 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2305

The image below is a photograph of HR2305 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 HR2305 is -0.054 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2305. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2305 during the next 10000 years (-9.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2305 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2305 is distant 420.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.87 pc

Distance (light year) 420.10 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2305

HR2305 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature of HR2305 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2305 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2305. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2305

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44951

SAO Catalogue SAO151458

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30457

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 1478

FK5 Catalogue 1171

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major