HR2310

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:43 | Tran: 21:17 | Set: 3:55

Alt: 23.38° Az: 109.13° Direction: East-South-East

HR2310 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2310 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR2310 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 HR2310. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2310 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 26m 34s

Declination +07° 04’ 12”

Hour Angle 19h 56m 21s

Sidereal Time 02h 22m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 25m 13s

Declination +07° 05’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.63°

Galactic Latitude -2.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -5.90

Spectral Type F7I

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2310 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2310. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2310 is distant 7,761.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 2,380.95

Distance (light year) 7,761.90

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44990

SAO Catalogue SAO113845

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30541

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 1273

General Catalogue of Variable Stars T Mon

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2310 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.9° RISE 14:43

Max altitude: 45.6° TRANSIT 21:17

Azimuth: 277.1° SET 3:55

Set Location

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