HR2434

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:59 | Tran: 11:48 | Set: 15:33

Alt: -38.32° Az: 55.37° Direction: North-East

HR2434 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2434 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR2434 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 HR2434. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2434 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 41m 48s

Declination +43° 59’ 19”

Hour Angle 16h 15m 13s

Sidereal Time 22h 57m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 39m 57s

Declination +44° 00’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.46°

Galactic Latitude 16.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.13

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2434 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2434. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2434 is distant 662.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 203.25

Distance (light year) 662.60

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47270

SAO Catalogue SAO41245

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31889

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 1506

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2434 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 46.0° RISE 7:59

Max altitude: 16.3° TRANSIT 11:48

Azimuth: 314.0° SET 15:33

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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