HR2432

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:14 | Tran: 15:37 | Set: 22:00

Alt: 20.11° Az: 108.23° Direction: East-South-East

HR2432 is a supergiant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2432 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR2432 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 HR2432. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2432 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 39m 13s

Declination +04° 56’ 00”

Hour Angle 19h 45m 51s

Sidereal Time 02h 25m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 37m 52s

Declination +04° 57’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.98°

Galactic Latitude -0.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.85

Spectral Type B1I

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2432 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2432. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2432 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47240

SAO Catalogue SAO114162

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31697

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 1334

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2432 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.1° RISE 9:14

Max altitude: 43.5° TRANSIT 15:37

Azimuth: 274.9° SET 22:00

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros