K-type star · orange

HR 2317

HR 2317 is an orange in the constellation Monoceros 937 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 4,700 K, about 0.8 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 211× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.3 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 937 years ago.

937 lybrightness mag 6.33G9III

Also catalogued as HD 45168 · HIP 30595

4,700 K
temperature
6.33
apparent magnitude
211× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
G9III
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
937 years
at light speed from Earth
0.81×
as hot as the Sun
211×
the Sun's light output
-0.96
absolute magnitude
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HR 2317K-type
Sky regionMonocerosthis direction
StarHD 454189.1 ly
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StarBeta Monstar
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Nearest stars
Bright stars in Monoceros
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BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.3To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Monoceros

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.