HR2430

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:19 | Tran: 13:31 | Set: 19:42

Alt: 33.03° Az: 223.36° Direction: South

HR2430 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2430 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR2430 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 HR2430. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2430 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 39m 00s

Declination +02° 40’ 49”

Hour Angle 02h 20m 44s

Sidereal Time 08h 59m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 37m 40s

Declination +02° 42’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.95°

Galactic Latitude -1.82°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2430 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2430. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2430 is distant 474.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.56

Distance (light year) 474.53

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47220

SAO Catalogue SAO114154

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31672

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1315

FK5 Catalogue 2512

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2430 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.3° RISE 7:19

Max altitude: 41.2° TRANSIT 13:31

Azimuth: 272.7° SET 19:42

Set Location

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