HR2349

HR2349 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2349 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2349 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 HR2349:

Color of HR2349 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2349 6.07

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2349 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2349

HR2349 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 HR2349 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 27m 11s

Declination J2000 -25° 51’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 234°

Galactic Latitude -16.46°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2349 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2349.

Visibility of HR2349 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 HR2349 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: 115.9° RISE 11:27

Max altitude: 12.7° TRANSIT 14:55

Azimuth: 244.1° SET 18:24

RIGHT NOW HR2349 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2349

The image below is a photograph of HR2349 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 HR2349 is -0.186 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.218 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2349. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2349 during the next 1000 years (-3.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.63 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2349 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2349 is distant 97.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.87 pc

Distance (light year) 97.37 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.186 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.218 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2349

HR2349 belongs to spectral class F9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.69

Spectral Type F9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature of HR2349 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2349 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2349. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2349 star system properties

HR2349 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2349 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 12.57

Magnitude difference 6.5

Separation 43 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2349

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45588

SAO Catalogue SAO171774

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30711

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 3237

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9212 A

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major