HR2355

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:19 | Tran: 20:30 | Set: 2:45

Alt: -25.75° Az: 313.46° Direction: North-West

HR2355 is a double giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2355 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR2355 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 HR2355. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2355 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 30m 33s

Declination +02° 37’ 40”

Hour Angle 09h 16m 28s

Sidereal Time 15h 47m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 29m 14s

Declination +02° 38’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.04°

Galactic Latitude -3.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type M1

Color Index (B-V) 1.54

Temperature 3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2355 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2355. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2355 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2355 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 10.16

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 19.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2355 is distant 851.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 261.10

Distance (light year) 851.17

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45724

SAO Catalogue SAO113940

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30906

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1253

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2355 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.4° RISE 14:19

Max altitude: 41.1° TRANSIT 20:30

Azimuth: 272.6° SET 2:45

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros