HR2458

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:40 | Tran: 13:34 | Set: 20:29

Alt: 41.24° Az: 225.99° Direction: South

HR2458 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2458 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR2458 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 HR2458. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2458 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 42m 42s

Declination +10° 58’ 38”

Hour Angle 02h 13m 41s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 41m 17s

Declination +11° 00’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.98°

Galactic Latitude 2.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.35

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2458 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2458. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2458 is distant 2,546.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 781.25

Distance (light year) 2,546.88

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47886

SAO Catalogue SAO95997

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32012

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 1273

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2458 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.0° RISE 6:40

Max altitude: 49.5° TRANSIT 13:34

Azimuth: 281.0° SET 20:29

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros