HR2449

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:28 | Tran: 13:33 | Set: 20:38

Alt: 50.34° Az: 198.00° Direction: South-West

HR2449 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2449 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR2449 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 HR2449. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2449 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 41m 13s

Declination +12° 57’ 29”

Hour Angle 00h 46m 42s

Sidereal Time 07h 27m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 39m 47s

Declination +12° 58’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 200.05°

Galactic Latitude 3.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2449.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.23

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2449 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2449. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2449 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2449 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.97

Secondary star magnitude 11.97

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 2.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2449 is distant 289.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 88.65

Distance (light year) 289.01

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47575

SAO Catalogue SAO95963

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31876

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 1356

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5302

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2449 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.0° RISE 6:28

Max altitude: 51.5° TRANSIT 13:33

Azimuth: 283.0° SET 20:38

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini