HR2407

Altitude: -1.3° Azimuth: 166.9° Direction: South-South-East

HR2407 is a giant star in the constellation of Columba.

HR2407 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2407 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2407:

Color of HR2407 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2407 6.44

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2407 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -1.3°
Azimuth: 166.9°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2407

HR2407 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2407 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 33m 10s

Declination J2000 -38° 37’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 247.03°

Galactic Latitude -19.88°

Constellation Columba

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2407 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2407.

Visibility of HR2407 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2407 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2407

The image below is a photograph of HR2407 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2407 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2407. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2407 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2407 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2407 is distant 470.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.30 pc

Distance (light year) 470.42 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2407

HR2407 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature of HR2407 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2407 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2407. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2407

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46727

SAO Catalogue SAO196930

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31241

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 2730

In Evidence

Other stars in Columba