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HR2392

Below the horizon.  Rise: 1:00 | Tran: 6:00 | Set: 11:01
Alt: -46.71°   Az: 331.55°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2392 is a variable giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2392 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR2392 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.

Image of HR2392 star
DSS2 image of HR2392. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2392 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 33m 56s
-11° 11’ 11”
10h 42m 11s
17h 16m 08s

J2000

06h 32m 46s
-11° 09’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

220.85°
-9.17°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2392 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2392.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.24
Giant

0.82
G9III
4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2392 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2392. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2392 is distant 395.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

121.21
395.15
-11 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO151625
SAO151625

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2392 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.2°
Max altitude: 27.3°
Azimuth: 258.8°