HR2318

HR2318 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2318 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2318 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2318:

Color of HR2318 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2318 6.39

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2318 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2318

HR2318 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2318 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 24m 43s

Declination J2000 -28° 46’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 236.62°

Galactic Latitude -18.07°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2318 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2318.

Visibility of HR2318 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 HR2318 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: 118.8° RISE 11:48

Max altitude: 9.7° TRANSIT 14:53

Azimuth: 241.2° SET 17:57

RIGHT NOW HR2318 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2318

The image below is a photograph of HR2318 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2318 is -0.159 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.115 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2318. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2318 during the next 1000 years (-2.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.92 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2318 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2318 is distant 71.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 22.04 pc

Distance (light year) 71.84 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.159 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.115 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2318

HR2318 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 4.67

Spectral Type G2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature of HR2318 5890K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2318 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2318. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2318

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45184

SAO Catalogue SAO171711

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30503

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 2981

Gliese Catalogue NN 3394

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major