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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR2454

Altitude: -17.2°   Azimuth: 54.9°   Direction: North-East

HR2454 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2454 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2454 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2454 is -0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2454 star
DSS2 image of HR2454. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2454 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2454

6.51
Giant

HR2454 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -17.2°
Azimuth: 54.9°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2454

HR2454 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2454 are provided in the following table:

06h 40m 31s
+06° 22’ 18”
206.02°
0.49°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2454 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2454 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2454.

Visibility of HR2454 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2454 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.6°
Max altitude: 44.9°
Azimuth: 276.4°

Distance of HR2454 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2454 is distant 1,801.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

552.49 pc
1,801.10 ly
35 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/year
0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2454

HR2454 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.20
B8III
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2454 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2454. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2454

SAO114244
SAO114244