HR2316

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:37 | Tran: 15:58 | Set: 17:19

Alt: -66.56° Az: 61.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR2316 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2316 visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, HR2316 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 HR2316. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2316 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 24m 53s

Declination -36° 43’ 22”

Hour Angle 13h 42m 59s

Sidereal Time 20h 07m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 24m 01s

Declination -36° 42’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.46°

Galactic Latitude -20.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2316 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2316. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2316 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2316 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.62

Secondary star magnitude 6.82

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 64.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2316 is distant 308.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.52

Distance (light year) 308.13

Radial Speed 53 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45145

SAO Catalogue SAO196774

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30444

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 2873

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2316 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.7° RISE 14:37

Max altitude: 1.8° TRANSIT 15:58

Azimuth: 233.3° SET 17:19

Set Location

Other stars in Columba