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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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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.

Image of HR2316 star
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

06h 24m 53s
-36° 43’ 22”
13h 42m 59s
20h 07m 53s

J2000

06h 24m 01s
-36° 42’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

244.46°
-20.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2316.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.62
Giant

0.74
G6III
4649K

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

HR 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:

5.62
6.82
1.2
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.

94.52
308.13
53 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/y
0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO196774
SAO196774

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°
Max altitude: 1.8°
Azimuth: 233.3°