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HR2333

Altitude: -22.6°   Azimuth: 307.6°   Direction: North-West

HR2333 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2333 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2333 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 HR2333 is -0.046 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2333 star
DSS2 image of HR2333. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2333 during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2333

5.55
Giant

HR2333 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -22.6°
Azimuth: 307.6°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2333

HR2333 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 HR2333 are provided in the following table:

06h 27m 20s
+02° 54’ 29”
207.59°
-4.02°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2333 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2333 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2333.

Visibility of HR2333 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 HR2333 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: 87.1°
Max altitude: 41.4°
Azimuth: 272.9°

Distance of HR2333 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2333 is distant 292.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

89.69 pc
292.38 ly
53 km/s
-0.046 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2333

HR2333 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.79
G9III
4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2333 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2333. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2333

SAO113906
SAO113906