HR2379

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:15 | Tran: 8:09 | Set: 13:03

Alt: -15.53° Az: 269.48° Direction: West

HR2379 is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2379 visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its faintness, HR2379 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 HR2379. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2379 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 32m 31s

Declination -12° 24’ 38”

Hour Angle 06h 37m 40s

Sideral Time 13h 10m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 31m 23s

Declination -12° 23’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.81°

Galactic Latitude -10.01°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2379.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.04

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2379 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2379. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2379 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2379 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.15

Secondary star magnitude 13.45

Magnitude difference 8.3

Separation 14.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2379 is distant 342.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.15

Distance (light year) 342.80

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46184

SAO Catalogue SAO151602

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31084

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 1518

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2379 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.4° RISE 3:15

Max altitude: 26.1° TRANSIT 8:09

Azimuth: 257.6° SET 13:03

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major