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HR2310

Altitude: -31.4°   Azimuth: 358.5°   Direction: North

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

HR2310 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2310 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 HR2310 is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2310 star
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);

Key facts about HR2310

5.98
Supergiant

HR2310 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -31.4°
Azimuth: 358.5°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2310

HR2310 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 HR2310 are provided in the following table:

06h 25m 13s
+07° 05’ 08”
203.63°
-2.55°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2310 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2310 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2310.

Visibility of HR2310 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 HR2310 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: 82.9°
Max altitude: 45.6°
Azimuth: 277.1°

Distance of HR2310 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

2,380.95 pc
7,761.90 ly
32 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2310

HR2310 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

-5.90
F7I
4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2310 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR2310

SAO113845
SAO113845