HR2379

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

HR2379 visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2379 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 HR2379:

Color of HR2379 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2379 5.15

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2379 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2379

HR2379 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 HR2379 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 31m 23s

Declination J2000 -12° 23’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 221.81°

Galactic Latitude -10.01°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2379 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2379.

Visibility of HR2379 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 HR2379 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: 102.4° RISE 9:57

Max altitude: 26.1° TRANSIT 14:52

Azimuth: 257.6° SET 19:46

RIGHT NOW HR2379 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2379

The image below is a photograph of HR2379 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 HR2379 is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2379 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 342.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2379

HR2379 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.04

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature of HR2379 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

HR2379 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

Alternative designations of HR2379

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46184

SAO Catalogue SAO151602

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31084

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 1518

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major