HR2445

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -18.02° Az: 135.39° Direction: South-East

HR2445 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2445 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR2445 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 HR2445. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2445 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 37m 38s

Declination -41° 34’ 45”

Hour Angle 19h 47m 08s

Sidereal Time 02h 24m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 36m 51s

Declination -41° 33’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.22°

Galactic Latitude -20.17°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2445.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.23

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2445 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2445. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2445 is distant 1,689.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 518.13

Distance (light year) 1,689.12

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47475

SAO Catalogue SAO218060

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31603

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 2488

Visibility from Your Location

HR2445 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Columba