HR2447

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:44 | Tran: 16:12 | Set: 18:40

Alt: -3.47° Az: 141.71° Direction: South-East

HR2447 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2447 visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, HR2447 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 HR2447. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2447 during the next 1000 years (1.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 38m 44s

Declination -32° 21’ 47”

Hour Angle 20h 51m 40s

Sidereal Time 03h 30m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 37m 47s

Declination -32° 20’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.18°

Galactic Latitude -16.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.15

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2447 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2447. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2447 is distant 395.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 79 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.36

Distance (light year) 395.63

Radial Speed 79 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.105 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47536

SAO Catalogue SAO197019

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31688

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 3216

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2447 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.4° RISE 13:44

Max altitude: 6.2° TRANSIT 16:12

Azimuth: 237.6° SET 18:40

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major