HR2349

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:30 | Tran: 5:59 | Set: 9:27

Alt: -63.77° Az: 344.69° Direction: North-North-West

HR2349 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2349 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR2349 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 28m 11s

Declination -25° 52’ 23”

Hour Angle 11h 30m 12s

Sidereal Time 17h 58m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 27m 11s

Declination -25° 51’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234°

Galactic Latitude -16.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2349.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.69

Spectral Type F9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 97.37

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.186 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.218"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45588

SAO Catalogue SAO171774

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30711

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 3237

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9212 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2349 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.9° RISE 2:30

Max altitude: 12.6° TRANSIT 5:59

Azimuth: 244.1° SET 9:27

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major