HR2372

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:48 | Tran: 6:20 | Set: 15:49

Alt: 13.93° Az: 54.85° Direction: North-East

HR2372 is a variable star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2372 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR2372 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 HR2372. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2372 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 34m 04s

Declination +32° 26’ 05”

Hour Angle 16h 40m 23s

Sideral Time 23h 14m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 32m 27s

Declination +32° 27’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.72°

Galactic Latitude 10.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2372.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.24

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2372 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2372. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2372 is distant 274.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.32

Distance (light year) 274.87

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46052

SAO Catalogue SAO59194

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31173

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 1324

FK5 Catalogue 2500

General Catalogue of Variable Stars WW Aur

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2372 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.6° RISE 20:48

Max altitude: 71.0° TRANSIT 6:20

Azimuth: 302.4° SET 15:49

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga