HR2474

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:23 | Tran: 13:36 | Set: 19:49

Alt: 33.55° Az: 222.95° Direction: South

HR2474 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2474 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR2474 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 HR2474. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2474 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 44m 26s

Declination +03° 00’ 23”

Hour Angle 02h 18m 36s

Sidereal Time 09h 03m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 43m 06s

Declination +03° 01’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.28°

Galactic Latitude -0.47°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.83

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2474 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2474. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2474 is distant 827.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.81

Distance (light year) 827.41

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48348

SAO Catalogue SAO114312

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32177

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1371

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2474 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.0° RISE 7:23

Max altitude: 41.5° TRANSIT 13:36

Azimuth: 273.0° SET 19:49

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros