HR2522

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:32 | Tran: 8:11 | Set: 12:49

Alt: -36.36° Az: 293.77° Direction: West-North-West

HR2522 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2522 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, HR2522 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 HR2522. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2522 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 50m 05s

Declination -15° 10’ 27”

Hour Angle 08h 40m 51s

Sideral Time 15h 30m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 48m 57s

Declination -15° 08’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.21°

Galactic Latitude -7.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2522.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.96

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2522 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2522. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2522 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2522 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.39

Secondary star magnitude 8.09

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2522 is distant 607.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 186.22

Distance (light year) 607.08

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49662

SAO Catalogue SAO151962

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32677

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1599

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5487

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2522 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.2° RISE 3:32

Max altitude: 23.3° TRANSIT 8:11

Azimuth: 254.8° SET 12:49

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major