HR2461

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:49 | Tran: 20:50 | Set: 2:54

Alt: -3.14° Az: 85.29° Direction: East

HR2461 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2461 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR2461 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 HR2461. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2461 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 42m 22s

Declination +00° 28’ 11”

Hour Angle 17h 37m 25s

Sidereal Time 00h 19m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 41m 05s

Declination +00° 29’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 211.31°

Galactic Latitude -2.08°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.96

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2461 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2461. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2461 is distant 1,156.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 354.61

Distance (light year) 1,156.03

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47964

SAO Catalogue SAO114269

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31992

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 1546

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2461 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.5° RISE 14:49

Max altitude: 39.0° TRANSIT 20:50

Azimuth: 270.5° SET 2:54

Set Location

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