HR2505

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -45.08° Az: 205.79° Direction: South-West

HR2505 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Volans.

HR2505 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR2505 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2505. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2505 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 40m 34s

Declination -71° 48’ 02”

Hour Angle 05h 18m 18s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 40m 57s

Declination -71° 46’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 282.5°

Galactic Latitude -26.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2505.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2505 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2505. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2505 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 HR2505 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 10.01

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 10.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2505 is distant 432.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.80

Distance (light year) 432.93

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49268

SAO Catalogue SAO256326

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31977

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-71 476

Visibility from Your Location

HR2505 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Volans