K-type star · orange

HR 2342

HR 2342 is an orange in the constellation Monoceros 267 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 4,409 K, about 0.8 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 20.04× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.2 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 267 years ago.

267 lybrightness mag 6.16K2III-IV

Also catalogued as HD 45512 · HIP 30804

4,409 K
temperature
6.16
apparent magnitude
20.04× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
K2III-IV
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
267 years
at light speed from Earth
0.76×
as hot as the Sun
20.04×
the Sun's light output
1.59
absolute magnitude
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HR 2342K-type
Sky regionMonocerosthis direction
StarHR 244920 ly
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Nearest stars
Bright stars in Monoceros
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BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.2To 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.