HR2405

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:51 | Tran: 1:32 | Set: 13:10

Alt: 37.64° Az: 73.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR2405 is a variable and double bright giant star of spectral class C5 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2405 visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, HR2405 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 HR2405. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2405 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 38m 15s

Declination +38° 25’ 21”

Hour Angle 18h 59m 08s

Sidereal Time 01h 37m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 36m 32s

Declination +38° 26’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 176.52°

Galactic Latitude 13.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2405.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.29

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.43

Spectral Type C5II

Color Index (B-V) 2.61

Temperature 2644K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2405 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2405. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2405 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2405 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.29

Secondary star magnitude 10.89

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 17.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2405 is distant 1,811.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 555.56

Distance (light year) 1,811.11

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46687

SAO Catalogue SAO59280

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31579

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 1539

General Catalogue of Variable Stars UU Aur

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2405 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.6° RISE 13:51

Max altitude: 76.9° TRANSIT 1:32

Azimuth: 308.4° SET 13:10

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga