HR2426

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:37 | Tran: 13:31 | Set: 20:24

Alt: 40.89° Az: 226.47° Direction: South

HR2426 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2426 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR2426 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 HR2426. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2426 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 39m 01s

Declination +10° 49’ 46”

Hour Angle 02h 15m 40s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 37m 36s

Declination +10° 51’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.71°

Galactic Latitude 1.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2426 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2426. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2426 is distant 883.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.00

Distance (light year) 883.47

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47156

SAO Catalogue SAO95914

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31662

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 1201

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2426 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.2° RISE 6:37

Max altitude: 49.3° TRANSIT 13:31

Azimuth: 280.8° SET 20:24

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros