HR2305

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:03 | Tran: 16:02 | Set: 21:01

Alt: 10.99° Az: 235.16° Direction: South-West

HR2305 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2305 visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, HR2305 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 25m 21s

Declination -11° 32’ 43”

Hour Angle 03h 41m 16s

Sidereal Time 10h 06m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 24m 10s

Declination -11° 31’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.25°

Galactic Latitude -11.22°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 420.10

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44951

SAO Catalogue SAO151458

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30457

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 1478

FK5 Catalogue 1171

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2305 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.5° RISE 11:03

Max altitude: 27.0° TRANSIT 16:02

Azimuth: 258.5° SET 21:01

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major