HR2391

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:14 | Tran: 6:29 | Set: 13:40

Alt: -13.55° Az: 314.92° Direction: North-West

HR2391 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2391 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR2391 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 HR2391. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2391 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 35m 00s

Declination +14° 08’ 04”

Hour Angle 08h 59m 05s

Sideral Time 15h 34m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 33m 36s

Declination +14° 09’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 198.32°

Galactic Latitude 2.55°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2391.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2391 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2391. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2391 is distant 255.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.43

Distance (light year) 255.69

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.085"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46374

SAO Catalogue SAO95830

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31277

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 1339

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2391 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.9° RISE 23:14

Max altitude: 52.7° TRANSIT 6:29

Azimuth: 284.1° SET 13:40

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini