HR2311

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:28 | Tran: 5:59 | Set: 9:30

Alt: 7.81° Az: 150.74° Direction: South-South-East

HR2311 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2311 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR2311 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 HR2311. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2311 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 24m 56s

Declination -25° 35’ 32”

Hour Angle 21h 50m 06s

Sideral Time 04h 15m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 23m 55s

Declination -25° 34’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.44°

Galactic Latitude -17.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2311.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2311 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2311. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2311 is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.68

Distance (light year) 696.58

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45018

SAO Catalogue SAO171688

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30436

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 3189

FK5 Catalogue 2490

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2311 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.6° RISE 2:28

Max altitude: 12.9° TRANSIT 5:59

Azimuth: 244.4° SET 9:30

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major