HR2359

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:56 | Tran: 13:22 | Set: 17:47

Alt: 14.25° Az: 215.23° Direction: South

HR2359 is a star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2359 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR2359 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 HR2359. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2359 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 29m 45s

Declination -17° 29’ 02”

Hour Angle 02h 23m 32s

Sidereal Time 08h 53m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 28m 37s

Declination -17° 27’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.2°

Galactic Latitude -12.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.20

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2359 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2359. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2359 is distant 423.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.04

Distance (light year) 423.93

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45765

SAO Catalogue SAO151546

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30836

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 1506

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2359 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.5° RISE 8:56

Max altitude: 21.0° TRANSIT 13:22

Azimuth: 252.5° SET 17:47

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major