HR2393

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:51 | Tran: 6:07 | Set: 7:23

Alt: -11.91° Az: 223.81° Direction: South-West

HR2393 is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2393 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR2393 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 HR2393. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2393 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 32m 26s

Declination -36° 57’ 33”

Hour Angle 03h 51m 51s

Sideral Time 10h 24m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 31m 35s

Declination -36° 56’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.23°

Galactic Latitude -19.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2393.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.94

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2393 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2393. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2393 is distant 931.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 285.71

Distance (light year) 931.43

Radial Speed 54 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46431

SAO Catalogue SAO196906

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31099

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 2962

FK5 Catalogue 2501

General Catalogue of Variable Stars SX Col

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2393 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.0° RISE 4:51

Max altitude: 1.6° TRANSIT 6:07

Azimuth: 233.0° SET 7:23

Set Location

Other stars in Columba