HR2512

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:19 | Tran: 6:53 | Set: 16:24

Alt: 53.90° Az: 104.80° Direction: East-South-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 51m 18s

Declination +32° 34’ 35”

Hour Angle 21h 09m 51s

Sideral Time 04h 01m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 49m 41s

Declination +32° 36’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.13°

Galactic Latitude 13.89°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2512.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

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

Distance (parsec) 94.07

Distance (light year) 306.68

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49380

SAO Catalogue SAO59521

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32740

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 1414

FK5 Catalogue 2525

General Catalogue of Variable Stars IS Gem

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° RISE 21:19

Max altitude: 71.1° TRANSIT 6:53

Azimuth: 302.6° SET 16:24

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini