HR2308

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:03 | Tran: 1:21 | Set: 8:36

Alt: 35.33° Az: 113.01° Direction: East-South-East

HR2308 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class C5 in the constellation of Orion.

HR2308 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR2308 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 HR2308. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2308 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 26m 53s

Declination +14° 42’ 22”

Hour Angle 20h 36m 16s

Sidereal Time 03h 03m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 25m 28s

Declination +14° 43’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.91°

Galactic Latitude 1.06°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.76

Spectral Type C5II

Color Index (B-V) 2.34

Temperature 2853K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2308 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2308. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2308 is distant 1,298.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 398.41

Distance (light year) 1,298.80

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44984

SAO Catalogue SAO95659

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30564

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 1283

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BL Ori

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2308 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.3° RISE 18:03

Max altitude: 53.2° TRANSIT 1:21

Azimuth: 284.7° SET 8:36

Set Location

Other stars in Orion