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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR2374

Altitude: -9.3°   Azimuth: 57.4°   Direction: East-North-East

HR2374 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2374 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2374 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 HR2374 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2374 star
DSS2 image of HR2374. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2374 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2374

6.65
Giant

HR2374 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -9.3°
Azimuth: 57.4°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2374

HR2374 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 HR2374 are provided in the following table:

06h 31m 39s
+11° 47’ 31”
200.2°
1.04°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2374 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2374 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2374.

Visibility of HR2374 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 HR2374 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: 78.2°
Max altitude: 50.3°
Azimuth: 281.8°

Distance of HR2374 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2374 is distant 2,672.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

819.67 pc
2,672.13 ly
10 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2374

HR2374 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.92
B6III
11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2374 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2374. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2374

SAO95783
SAO95783