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HR2362

Altitude: -29.3°   Azimuth: 6.2°   Direction: North

HR2362 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2362 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2362 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2362 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2362 star
DSS2 image of HR2362. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2362 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2362

6.57
Hypergiant

HR2362 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -29.3°
Azimuth: 6.2°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2362

HR2362 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2362 are provided in the following table:

06h 30m 05s
+09° 01’ 45”
202.47°
-0.58°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2362 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2362 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2362.

Visibility of HR2362 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 HR2362 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: 81.0°
Max altitude: 47.5°
Azimuth: 279.0°

Distance of HR2362 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2362 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

10,000,000.00 pc
32,600,000.00 ly
14 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/year
-0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2362

HR2362 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-23.43
A0III
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2362 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2362. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2362

SAO113957
SAO113957