K-type star · orange dwarf

HR 2243

204 lybrightness mag 5.99K1III

Also catalogued as HD 43429 · HIP 29692

4,608 K

temperature

5.99

apparent magnitude

13.69× ☉

luminosity vs Sun

K1III

spectral type

Distance & comparison with our Sun

204 years

at light speed from Earth

0.80×

as hot as the Sun

13.69×

the Sun's light output

2.01

absolute magnitude

Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

HR 2243K-type

Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction

Nearest stars

HR 2183 →15 ly apart
HR 2118 →24 ly apart
18The Lep →34 ly apart
HR 2481 →37 ly apart
HR 2150 →38 ly apart
HR 1919 →41 ly apart

Bright stars in Canis Major

Adhara →mag 1.5
Wezen →mag 1.8
Mirzam →mag 2.0
Aludra →mag 2.5
Furud →mag 3.0
24Omi2CMa →mag 3.0
Nganurganity →mag 3.5
13Kap CMa →mag 3.5

Can you see it tonight?

VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE

Brightness mag 6.0To see it no equipment neededLook toward Canis Major

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.