HR2497

HR2497 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2497 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2497 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 HR2497:

Color of HR2497 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2497 6.54

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2497 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2497

HR2497 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 HR2497 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 45m 02s

Declination J2000 -30° 35’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 240.11°

Galactic Latitude -14.68°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2497 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2497.

Visibility of HR2497 from your location

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

Today's HR2497 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.6° RISE 12:30

Max altitude: 7.9° TRANSIT 15:17

Azimuth: 239.4° SET 18:04

RIGHT NOW HR2497 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2497

The image below is a photograph of HR2497 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 HR2497 is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2497. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2497 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2497 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2497 is distant 928.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 284.90 pc

Distance (light year) 928.77 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2497

HR2497 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature of HR2497 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2497 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2497. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2497 star system properties

HR2497 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 HR2497 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 10.44

Magnitude difference 3.9

Separation 4.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2497

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49028

SAO Catalogue SAO197163

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32339

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 3495

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major