HR2318

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:52 | Tran: 5:56 | Set: 9:01

Alt: -52.12° Az: 290.81° Direction: West-North-West

HR2318 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2318 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR2318 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 25m 42s

Declination -28° 47’ 42”

Hour Angle 09h 16m 21s

Sidereal Time 15h 42m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 24m 43s

Declination -28° 46’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.62°

Galactic Latitude -18.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2318.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 4.67

Spectral Type G2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 71.84

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.159 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.115"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45184

SAO Catalogue SAO171711

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30503

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 2981

Gliese Catalogue NN 3394

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2318 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.8° RISE 2:52

Max altitude: 9.7° TRANSIT 5:56

Azimuth: 241.2° SET 9:01

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major