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HR2475

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -15.79°   Az: 136.53°   Direction: South-East

HR2475 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2475 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR2475 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.

Image of HR2475 star
DSS2 image of HR2475. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2475 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 42m 02s
-40° 22’ 28”
19h 58m 36s
02h 40m 38s

J2000

06h 41m 14s
-40° 20’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

249.3°
-18.99°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2475 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2475.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Main-sequence

-1.44
B4V
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2475 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2475. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2475 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 HR2475 double sysyem:

6.12
9.52
3.4
15.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2475 is distant 1,058.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

324.68
1,058.44
17 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO218126
SAO218126

Visibility from Your Location

HR2475 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK