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HR2308

Altitude: -23.1°   Azimuth: 348.2°   Direction: North-North-West

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

HR2308 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2308 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2308 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2308 star
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);

Key facts about HR2308

6.24
Bright giant

HR2308 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -23.1°
Azimuth: 348.2°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2308

HR2308 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 HR2308 are provided in the following table:

06h 25m 28s
+14° 43’ 18”
196.91°
1.06°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2308 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2308 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2308.

Visibility of HR2308 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 HR2308 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: 75.3°
Max altitude: 53.2°
Azimuth: 284.7°

Distance of HR2308 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

398.41 pc
1,298.80 ly
13 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2308

HR2308 belongs to spectral class C5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-1.76
C5II
2853K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR2308

SAO95659
SAO95659