HR2515

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:01 | Tran: 12:37 | Set: 15:12

Alt: -11.46° Az: 145.18° Direction: South-East

HR2515 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Carina.

HR2515 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR2515 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 HR2515. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2515 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 46m 28s

Declination -52° 26’ 18”

Hour Angle 19h 33m 30s

Sidereal Time 02h 19m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 45m 53s

Declination -52° 24’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 261.81°

Galactic Latitude -21.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.33

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2515 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2515. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2515 is distant 1,375.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 421.94

Distance (light year) 1,375.53

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49517

SAO Catalogue SAO234699

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32402

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 998

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2515 rise, transit and set times from Aţ Ţafīlah, Jordania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Amman):

Azimuth: 142.4° RISE 10:01

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 12:37

Azimuth: 217.6° SET 15:12

Name:	Aţ Ţafīlah, Jordania
Latitude:	30° 50' 15.0" N
Longitude:	35° 36' 15.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Amman

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