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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:46  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
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HR2392

Altitude: 25.6°   Azimuth: 198.8°   Direction: South-South-West

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

HR2392 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2392 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2392:

6.24
Giant

HR2392 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 25.6°
Azimuth: 198.8°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2392

HR2392 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2392 are provided in the following table:

06h 32m 46s
-11° 09’ 59”
220.85°
-9.17°
Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2392 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2392 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2392.

Visibility of HR2392 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 101.2°
Max altitude: 27.4°
Azimuth: 258.8°
HR2392 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2392

The image below is a photograph of HR2392 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2392 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2392 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc
395.15 ly
-11 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2392

HR2392 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

Alternative designations of HR2392

SAO151625
SAO151625