HR2500

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:54 | Tran: 6:29 | Set: 9:03

Alt: 6.63° Az: 183.38° Direction: South

HR2500 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2500 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR2500 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 HR2500. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2500 during the next 1000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 46m 18s

Declination -31° 49’ 15”

Hour Angle 00h 15m 48s

Sideral Time 07h 02m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 45m 22s

Declination -31° 47’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.29°

Galactic Latitude -15.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2500.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.99

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2500 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2500. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2500 is distant 79.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 24.27

Distance (light year) 79.13

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.22 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.32"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49095

SAO Catalogue SAO197171

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32366

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 3640

Gliese Catalogue Gl 245.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2500 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 3:54

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 6:29

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 9:03

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major