HR2440

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:48 | Tran: 15:33 | Set: 21:18

Alt: 24.97° Az: 131.64° Direction: South-East

HR2440 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2440 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR2440 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 HR2440. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2440 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 39m 37s

Declination -02° 34’ 03”

Hour Angle 21h 09m 12s

Sidereal Time 03h 48m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 38m 20s

Declination -02° 32’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.71°

Galactic Latitude -4.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.63

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2440 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2440. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2440 is distant 737.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.24

Distance (light year) 737.56

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47420

SAO Catalogue SAO133511

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31733

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 1691

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2440 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.6° RISE 9:48

Max altitude: 36.0° TRANSIT 15:33

Azimuth: 267.4° SET 21:18

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros