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HR2512

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:07 | Tran: 15:37 | Set: 1:11
Alt: -4.90°   Az: 347.29°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2512 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2512 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR2512 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.

Image of HR2512 star
DSS2 image of HR2512. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2512 during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 51m 20s
+32° 34’ 32”
10h 59m 40s
17h 51m 01s

J2000

06h 49m 41s
+32° 36’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

183.13°
13.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2512.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.71
Bright giant

0.84
K3II
4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2512 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2512. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2512 is distant 306.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

94.07
306.68
-16 km/s
-0.036 arcsec/y
-0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO59521
SAO59521

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2512 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.4°
Max altitude: 71.1°
Azimuth: 302.6°