HR2386

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:55 | Tran: 15:23 | Set: 20:52

Alt: 28.29° Az: 210.32° Direction: South-South-West

HR2386 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2386 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR2386 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 HR2386. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2386 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 33m 37s

Declination -05° 53’ 21”

Hour Angle 01h 46m 10s

Sidereal Time 08h 19m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 32m 23s

Declination -05° 52’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.01°

Galactic Latitude -6.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2386.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.42

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2386 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2386. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2386 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 HR2386 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.6

Secondary star magnitude 13.3

Magnitude difference 7.7

Separation 4.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2386 is distant 140.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.23

Distance (light year) 140.94

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46304

SAO Catalogue SAO133382

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31167

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 1678

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2386 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.9° RISE 9:55

Max altitude: 32.6° TRANSIT 15:23

Azimuth: 264.1° SET 20:52

Set Location

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