HR2433

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:14 | Tran: 16:07 | Set: 19:59

Alt: -20.24° Az: 101.28° Direction: East-South-East

HR2433 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2433 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR2433 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 HR2433. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2433 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 37m 44s

Declination -22° 38’ 16”

Hour Angle 17h 42m 08s

Sidereal Time 00h 19m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 36m 40s

Declination -22° 36’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.82°

Galactic Latitude -13.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2433.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2433 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2433. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2433 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2433 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 9.95

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 9.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2433 is distant 751.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 230.41

Distance (light year) 751.15

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47247

SAO Catalogue SAO172021

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31593

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1472

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5260

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2433 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.6° RISE 12:14

Max altitude: 15.9° TRANSIT 16:07

Azimuth: 247.4° SET 19:59

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major