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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:47  
clear_day Transit: 11:49  
SunsetSet: 15:50 south
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HR2347

Altitude: -34.5°   Azimuth: 338.4°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2347 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2347 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2347 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2347:

6.48
Main-sequence

HR2347 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -34.5°
Azimuth: 338.4°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2347

HR2347 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 HR2347 are provided in the following table:

06h 28m 16s
+01° 54’ 43”
208.58°
-4.27°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2347 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2347 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2347.

Visibility of HR2347 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 HR2347 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: 88.1°
Max altitude: 40.4°
Azimuth: 271.9°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2347

The image below is a photograph of HR2347 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2347 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2347 star
DSS2 image of HR2347. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2347 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2347 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2347 is distant 488.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

149.93 pc
488.76 ly
42 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/year
-0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2347

HR2347 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.60
B9V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2347 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2347. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2347

SAO113929
SAO113929