HR2524

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -34.10° Az: 222.91° Direction: South

HR2524 is a double giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Carina.

HR2524 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR2524 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 HR2524. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2524 during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 47m 12s

Declination -54° 43’ 24”

Hour Angle 05h 09m 50s

Sidereal Time 11h 57m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 46m 41s

Declination -54° 41’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.22°

Galactic Latitude -22.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2524.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature 5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2524 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2524. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2524 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2524 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.46

Secondary star magnitude 9.86

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2524 is distant 414.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.06

Distance (light year) 414.23

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49705

SAO Catalogue SAO234704

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32477

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 1115

Visibility from Your Location

HR2524 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina