HR2392

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:27 | Tran: 15:28 | Set: 20:28

Alt: -20.31° Az: 277.63° Direction: 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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 33m 58s

Declination -11° 11’ 12”

Hour Angle 07h 14m 35s

Sidereal Time 13h 48m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 32m 46s

Declination -11° 09’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.85°

Galactic Latitude -9.17°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

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

Distance (parsec) 121.21

Distance (light year) 395.15

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46407

SAO Catalogue SAO151625

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31205

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 1520

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3024

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° RISE 10:27

Max altitude: 27.3° TRANSIT 15:28

Azimuth: 258.8° SET 20:28

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major