HR2542

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:35 | Tran: 13:50 | Set: 0:06

Alt: 35.15° Az: 285.24° Direction: South

HR2542 is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2542 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR2542 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 HR2542. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2542 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 54m 45s

Declination +35° 45’ 20”

Hour Angle 05h 05m 42s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 03s

Declination +35° 47’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 180.38°

Galactic Latitude 15.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.64

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.45

Temperature 3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2542 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2542. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2542 is distant 698.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 214.13

Distance (light year) 698.07

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50056

SAO Catalogue SAO59574

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33044

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 1511

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3250

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2542 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.2° RISE 3:35

Max altitude: 74.3° TRANSIT 13:50

Azimuth: 305.8° SET 0:06

Set Location

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