HR2463

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.21° Az: 333.24° Direction: North-North-West

HR2463 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2463 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR2463 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 HR2463. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2463 during the next 1000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 46m 11s

Declination +53° 16’ 09”

Hour Angle 09h 01m 40s

Sideral Time 15h 47m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 44m 11s

Declination +53° 17’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 162.53°

Galactic Latitude 20.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2463.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.88

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2463 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2463. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2463 is distant 245.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.36

Distance (light year) 245.67

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.177"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47979

SAO Catalogue SAO25916

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32261

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 1056

Visibility from Your Location

HR2463 is circumpolar and transits at 05:24 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx