HR2407

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:49 | Tran: 12:03 | Set: 21:13

Alt: -3.28° Az: 204.61° Direction: South-South-West

HR2407 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2407 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR2407 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 34m 01s

Declination -38° 38’ 45”

Hour Angle 09h 51m 19s

Sidereal Time 16h 25m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 33m 10s

Declination -38° 37’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 247.03°

Galactic Latitude -19.88°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 470.42

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46727

SAO Catalogue SAO196930

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31241

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 2730

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2407 rise, transit and set times from Margate, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Hobart):

Azimuth: 128.6° RISE 2:49

Max altitude: 85.6° TRANSIT 12:03

Azimuth: 231.4° SET 21:13

Name:	Margate, Australia
Latitude:	43° 1' 41.2" S
Longitude:	147° 15' 46.8" E
Timezone:	Australia/Hobart

Set Location

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