HR2528

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:47 | Tran: 6:29 | Set: 10:11

Alt: -44.88° Az: 288.99° Direction: West-North-West

HR2528 is a multiple star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2528 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR2528 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 HR2528. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2528 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 50m 45s

Declination -24° 06’ 21”

Hour Angle 08h 51m 04s

Sideral Time 15h 41m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 49m 44s

Declination -24° 04’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.45°

Galactic Latitude -11.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2528.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.06

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2528 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2528. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2528 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 HR2528 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 7.63

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2528 is distant 584.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 179.21

Distance (light year) 584.23

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49891

SAO Catalogue SAO172389

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32744

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 4438

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5498

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2528 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.1° RISE 2:47

Max altitude: 14.4° TRANSIT 6:29

Azimuth: 245.9° SET 10:11

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major