HR2476

HR2476 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2476 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2476 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2476:

Color of HR2476 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2476 6.65

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2476 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2476

HR2476 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2476 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 40m 49s

Declination J2000 -47° 40’ 28”

Galactic Longitude 256.68°

Galactic Latitude -21.4°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2476 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2476.

Visibility of HR2476 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2476 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2476

The image below is a photograph of HR2476 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2476 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2476. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2476 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2476 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2476 is distant 1,018.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 312.50 pc

Distance (light year) 1,018.75 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2476

HR2476 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.82

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature of HR2476 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2476 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2476. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2476

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48403

SAO Catalogue SAO218124

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31966

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 2521

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis