HR2471

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:11 | Tran: 1:36 | Set: 11:58

Alt: 70.51° Az: 224.36° Direction: South-West

HR2471 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2471 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR2471 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 HR2471. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2471 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 45m 53s

Declination +36° 04’ 57”

Hour Angle 01h 07m 07s

Sidereal Time 07h 53m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 44m 12s

Declination +36° 06’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 179.35°

Galactic Latitude 14.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2471.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.91

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2471 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2471. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2471 is distant 908.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 278.55

Distance (light year) 908.08

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48272

SAO Catalogue SAO59425

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32268

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 1494

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2471 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.9° RISE 15:11

Max altitude: 74.6° TRANSIT 1:36

Azimuth: 306.1° SET 11:58

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga