HR2348

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -18.06° Az: 148.13° Direction: South-South-East

HR2348 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2348 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR2348 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 HR2348. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2348 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 26m 23s

Declination -48° 11’ 34”

Hour Angle 20h 44m 33s

Sideral Time 03h 10m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 25m 43s

Declination -48° 10’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256.45°

Galactic Latitude -23.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2348.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.82

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2348 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2348. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2348 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2348 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.76

Secondary star magnitude 8.26

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2348 is distant 674.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.04

Distance (light year) 674.95

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45572

SAO Catalogue SAO217922

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30591

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 2308

Visibility from Your Location

HR2348 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis