HR2373

Altitude: 23.0° Azimuth: 158.2° Direction: South-South-East

HR2373 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2373 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2373 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2373:

Color of HR2373 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2373 6.16

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2373 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 23.0°
Azimuth: 158.2°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2373

HR2373 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 HR2373 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 30m 34s

Declination J2000 -13° 08’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 222.42°

Galactic Latitude -10.51°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2373 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2373.

Visibility of HR2373 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 HR2373 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: 103.1° RISE 20:57

Max altitude: 25.4° TRANSIT 1:51

Azimuth: 256.9° SET 6:42

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2373

The image below is a photograph of HR2373 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2373 is -0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2373. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2373 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2373 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2373 is distant 1,147.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 352.11 pc

Distance (light year) 1,147.89 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2373

HR2373 belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.57

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of HR2373 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2373 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2373. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2373 star system properties

HR2373 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 HR2373 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 11.16

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 33.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2373

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46064

SAO Catalogue SAO151585

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31024

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 1519

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5148

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