HR2406

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:38 | Tran: 21:27 | Set: 4:20

Alt: 45.24° Az: 209.27° Direction: South-South-West

HR2406 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2406 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR2406 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 HR2406. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2406 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 36m 40s

Declination +09° 57’ 59”

Hour Angle 01h 21m 49s

Sidereal Time 07h 58m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 35m 17s

Declination +09° 59’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 202.21°

Galactic Latitude 1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.55

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2406 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2406. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2406 is distant 1,582.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 485.44

Distance (light year) 1,582.52

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46709

SAO Catalogue SAO95870

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31448

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 1186

FK5 Catalogue 2505

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2406 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.0° RISE 14:38

Max altitude: 48.5° TRANSIT 21:27

Azimuth: 280.0° SET 4:20

Set Location

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