HR2384

Altitude: -81.7° Azimuth: 273.5° Direction: West

HR2384 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2384 visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2384 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 HR2384:

Color of HR2384 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2384 5.27

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2384 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -81.7°
Azimuth: 273.5°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2384

HR2384 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2384 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 29m 49s

Declination J2000 -50° 14’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 258.81°

Galactic Latitude -23.84°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2384 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2384.

Visibility of HR2384 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2384 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2384

The image below is a photograph of HR2384 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 HR2384 is -0.054 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.058 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2384. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2384 during the next 10000 years (-9.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2384 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2384 is distant 168.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.73 pc

Distance (light year) 168.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.058 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2384

HR2384 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature of HR2384 6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2384 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2384. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2384 star system properties

HR2384 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 HR2384 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.27

Secondary star magnitude 5.37

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2384

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46273

SAO Catalogue SAO234539

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30953

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 2241

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis