HR2501

Altitude: 7.4° Azimuth: 174.6° Direction: South

HR2501 is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2501 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2501 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 HR2501:

Color of HR2501 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2501 5.8

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2501 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 7.4°
Azimuth: 174.6°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2501

HR2501 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 HR2501 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 45m 31s

Declination J2000 -30° 56’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 240.5°

Galactic Latitude -14.73°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2501 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2501.

Visibility of HR2501 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 HR2501 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: 120.9° RISE 12:10

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 14:54

Azimuth: 239.1° SET 17:38

RIGHT NOW HR2501 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2501

The image below is a photograph of HR2501 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 HR2501 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2501. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2501 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2501 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2501 is distant 1,582.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 485.44 pc

Distance (light year) 1,582.52 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2501

HR2501 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.63

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature of HR2501 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2501 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2501. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2501 star system properties

HR2501 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 HR2501 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.8

Secondary star magnitude 8.1

Magnitude difference 2.3

Separation 4.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2501

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49131

SAO Catalogue SAO197177

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32385

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 3505

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HP CMa

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major