HR2384

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.48° Az: 259.64° Direction: West

HR2384 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2384 visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, HR2384 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 30m 25s

Declination -50° 15’ 26”

Hour Angle 09h 42m 32s

Sideral Time 16h 12m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 29m 49s

Declination -50° 14’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.81°

Galactic Latitude -23.84°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2384.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 168.65

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46273

SAO Catalogue SAO234539

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30953

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 2241

Visibility from Your Location

HR2384 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis