HR2493

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:30 | Tran: 7:47 | Set: 11:03

Alt: 3.88° Az: 145.59° Direction: South-East

HR2493 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2493 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR2493 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 HR2493. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2493 during the next 1000 years (-0.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 45m 51s

Declination -27° 22’ 06”

Hour Angle 21h 22m 22s

Sideral Time 04h 08m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 44m 51s

Declination -27° 20’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.03°

Galactic Latitude -13.42°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2493.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.33

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2493 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2493. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2493 is distant 86.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.60

Distance (light year) 86.70

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.308"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48938

SAO Catalogue SAO172264

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32322

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3248

Gliese Catalogue Gl 243

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2493 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.4° RISE 4:30

Max altitude: 11.2° TRANSIT 7:47

Azimuth: 242.6° SET 11:03

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major