HR2342

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:16 | Tran: 16:07 | Set: 22:57

Alt: -15.37° Az: 50.01° Direction: North-East

HR2342 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2342 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR2342 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 HR2342. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2342 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 29m 42s

Declination +10° 17’ 09”

Hour Angle 15h 14m 38s

Sidereal Time 21h 44m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 28m 18s

Declination +10° 18’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.14°

Galactic Latitude -0.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.73

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2342 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2342. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2342 is distant 249.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.39

Distance (light year) 249.05

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45512

SAO Catalogue SAO95718

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30804

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 1149

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2342 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.7° RISE 9:16

Max altitude: 48.8° TRANSIT 16:07

Azimuth: 280.3° SET 22:57

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros