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public LocationGugao, China
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 11:54 
Sunset: 18:50
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR2321

Altitude: -58.9°   Azimuth: 42.6°   Direction: North-East

HR2321 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2321 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2321 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2321 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2321 star
DSS2 image of HR2321. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2321 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2321

6.4
Main-sequence

HR2321 is below the horizon from Gugao, China.

Altitude: -58.9°
Azimuth: 42.6°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2321

HR2321 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2321 are provided in the following table:

06h 25m 58s
-07° 53’ 39”
217.13°
-9.23°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2321 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2321 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2321.

Visibility of HR2321 from your location

Location: Gugao, China
Latitude: 32° 21’ 52” N
Longitude: 120° 09’ 46” E
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Today's HR2321 rise, transit and set times from Gugao, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 97.9°
Max altitude: 49.7°
Azimuth: 262.1°

Distance of HR2321 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2321 is distant 556.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

170.65 pc
556.31 ly
31 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/year
0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2321

HR2321 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.24
A4V
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2321 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2321. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2321

SAO133246
SAO133246