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HR2329

Altitude: -70.8°   Azimuth: 323.1°   Direction: North-West

HR2329 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Columba.

HR2329 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2329 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 HR2329 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2329 star
DSS2 image of HR2329. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2329 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2329

6.25
Giant

HR2329 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -70.8°
Azimuth: 323.1°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2329

HR2329 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 HR2329 are provided in the following table:

06h 25m 29s
-35° 03’ 50”
242.91°
-20.13°
Columba

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2329 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2329 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2329.

Visibility of HR2329 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 HR2329 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: 125.1°
Max altitude: 3.5°
Azimuth: 234.9°

Distance of HR2329 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2329 is distant 506.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

155.28 pc
506.21 ly
19 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/year
-0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2329

HR2329 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.29
K3III
4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2329 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2329. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2329 star system properties

HR2329 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2329 double sysyem:

6.25
7.35
1.1
132.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2329

SAO196805
SAO196805