HR2381

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:51 | Tran: 6:11 | Set: 11:28

Alt: -18.95° Az: 280.95° Direction: West

HR2381 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2381 visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, HR2381 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 HR2381. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2381 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 33m 01s

Declination -08° 10’ 39”

Hour Angle 07h 21m 03s

Sideral Time 13h 54m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 31m 50s

Declination -08° 09’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.02°

Galactic Latitude -8.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2381.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.70

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2381 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2381. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2381 is distant 869.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 266.67

Distance (light year) 869.33

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46229

SAO Catalogue SAO133369

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31121

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1462

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2381 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.2° RISE 0:51

Max altitude: 30.3° TRANSIT 6:11

Azimuth: 261.8° SET 11:28

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros