HR2508

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:36 | Tran: 17:48 | Set: 23:01

Alt: 27.41° Az: 200.73° Direction: South-South-West

HR2508 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2508 visual magnitude is 5.07. Because of its faintness, HR2508 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 HR2508. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2508 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 48m 49s

Declination -09° 01’ 39”

Hour Angle 01h 14m 13s

Sidereal Time 08h 03m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 47m 37s

Declination -08° 59’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.53°

Galactic Latitude -4.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.07

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.95

Spectral Type M1I

Color Index (B-V) 1.8

Temperature 3392K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2508 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2508. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2508 is distant 1,309.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 401.61

Distance (light year) 1,309.24

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49331

SAO Catalogue SAO133679

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32558

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1558

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3213

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2508 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.0° RISE 12:36

Max altitude: 29.5° TRANSIT 17:48

Azimuth: 261.0° SET 23:01

Set Location

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