HR2488

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:39 | Tran: 12:37 | Set: 17:30

Alt: -6.34° Az: 230.63° Direction: South-West

HR2488 is a star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2488 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR2488 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 HR2488. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2488 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 44m 14s

Declination -39° 13’ 13”

Hour Angle 05h 30m 33s

Sidereal Time 12h 14m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 43m 23s

Declination -39° 11’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 248.31°

Galactic Latitude -18.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type A8

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2488 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2488. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2488 is distant 548.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.35

Distance (light year) 548.82

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48797

SAO Catalogue SAO197134

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32208

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 2798

FK5 Catalogue 2519

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2488 rise, transit and set times from Wanchong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 129.2° RISE 7:39

Max altitude: 31.9° TRANSIT 12:37

Azimuth: 230.8° SET 17:30

Name:	Wanchong, China
Latitude:	18° 50' 55.0" N
Longitude:	109° 19' 1.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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