HR2307

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:40 | Tran: 6:14 | Set: 8:49

Alt: 0.91° Az: 150.04° Direction: South-South-East

HR2307 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2307 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR2307 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 HR2307. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2307 during the next 10000 years (-9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 24m 10s

Declination -31° 48’ 15”

Hour Angle 21h 36m 03s

Sideral Time 04h 00m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 23m 14s

Declination -31° 47’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.47°

Galactic Latitude -19.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2307.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2307 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2307. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2307 is distant 332.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.94

Distance (light year) 332.31

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44956

SAO Catalogue SAO196759

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30376

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 3245

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2307 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 3:40

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 6:14

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 8:49

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major