We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
Donate Now! Help keep this site free and ads-free!
public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
sunny DaytimeWhat's Visible Now?
All Constellations » Columba » 

HR2411

Altitude: -59.0°   Azimuth: 75.7°   Direction: East-North-East

HR2411 is a giant star in the constellation of Columba.

HR2411 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2411 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2411 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.094 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2411 star
DSS2 image of HR2411. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2411 during the next 1000 years (-0.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.57 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2411

5.42
Giant

HR2411 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -59.0°
Azimuth: 75.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2411

HR2411 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 HR2411 are provided in the following table:

06h 33m 49s
-36° 13’ 55”
244.69°
-18.94°
Columba

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2411 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2411 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2411.

Visibility of HR2411 from your location

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

Today's HR2411 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.2°
Max altitude: 2.3°
Azimuth: 233.8°

Distance of HR2411 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2411 is distant 406.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

124.69 pc
406.48 ly
32 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/year
0.094 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2411

HR2411 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.06
K3III
3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2411 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2411. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2411

SAO196945
SAO196945