HR2450

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:57 | Tran: 7:41 | Set: 12:26

Alt: -48.12° Az: 324.31° Direction: North-West

HR2450 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2450 visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2450 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2450. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2450 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 40m 24s

Declination -14° 10’ 10”

Hour Angle 10h 25m 15s

Sideral Time 17h 05m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 39m 16s

Declination -14° 08’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.26°

Galactic Latitude -9.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2450.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.82

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.60

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.5

Temperature 3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2450 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2450. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2450 is distant 1,574.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 483.09

Distance (light year) 1,574.88

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47667

SAO Catalogue SAO151751

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31827

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1525

FK5 Catalogue 2515

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2450 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.2° RISE 2:57

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 7:41

Azimuth: 255.8° SET 12:26

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major