HR2306

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:44 | Tran: 14:55 | Set: 19:06

Alt: 18.71° Az: 181.29° Direction: South

HR2306 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2306 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR2306 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2306. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2306 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 24m 53s

Declination -19° 48’ 00”

Hour Angle 00h 05m 10s

Sidereal Time 06h 30m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 23m 47s

Declination -19° 47’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.89°

Galactic Latitude -14.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.81

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2306 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2306. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2306 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2306 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.6

Secondary star magnitude 6.9

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2306 is distant 2,488.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 763.36

Distance (light year) 2,488.55

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44953

SAO Catalogue SAO151453

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30426

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 1435

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2944

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5023

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2306 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.8° RISE 10:44

Max altitude: 18.7° TRANSIT 14:55

Azimuth: 250.2° SET 19:06

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major