HR2408

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.84° Az: 217.73° Direction: South-West

HR2408 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR2408 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR2408 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 HR2408. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2408 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 30m 06s

Declination -65° 35’ 11”

Hour Angle 06h 25m 41s

Sidereal Time 12h 55m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 30m 02s

Declination -65° 34’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.48°

Galactic Latitude -26.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2408.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.35

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2408 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2408. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2408 is distant 317.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.37

Distance (light year) 317.43

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46730

SAO Catalogue SAO249568

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30973

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 610

FK5 Catalogue 2502

Visibility from Your Location

HR2408 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado