HR2428

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:19 | Tran: 15:08 | Set: 19:57

Alt: 24.94° Az: 173.14° Direction: South

HR2428 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2428 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR2428 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 HR2428. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2428 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 37m 56s

Declination -13° 20’ 37”

Hour Angle 23h 34m 25s

Sidereal Time 06h 12m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 36m 46s

Declination -13° 19’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 223.24°

Galactic Latitude -9.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2428 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2428. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2428 is distant 768.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 235.85

Distance (light year) 768.87

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47182

SAO Catalogue SAO151700

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31599

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 1570

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2428 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.3° RISE 10:19

Max altitude: 25.2° TRANSIT 15:08

Azimuth: 256.7° SET 19:57

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major