HR2390

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -69.53° Az: 69.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR2390 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2390 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR2390 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 HR2390. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2390 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 31m 47s

Declination -40° 56’ 06”

Hour Angle 13h 42m 27s

Sideral Time 20h 14m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 30m 59s

Declination -40° 54’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.2°

Galactic Latitude -21.01°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2390.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2390 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2390. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2390 is distant 581.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 178.25

Distance (light year) 581.11

Radial Speed 51 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46365

SAO Catalogue SAO217986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31056

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 2512

Visibility from Your Location

HR2390 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Columba