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TimezoneEurope/London
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HR2462

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -64.71°   Az: 98.34°   Direction: East

HR2462 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2462 visual magnitude is 4.93. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2462 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.

Image of HR2462 star
DSS2 image of HR2462. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2462 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 39m 18s
-48° 14’ 39”
14h 37m 36s
21h 16m 54s

J2000

06h 38m 37s
-48° 13’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

257.12°
-21.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2462.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.93
Giant

-0.70
G8III
5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2462 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2462. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2462 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2462 double sysyem:

4.93
7.23
2.3
13 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2462 is distant 435.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

133.69
435.83
28 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO218093
SAO218093

Visibility from Your Location

HR2462 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK