HR2544

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:52 | Tran: 15:22 | Set: 18:51

Alt: 12.36° Az: 172.29° Direction: South

HR2544 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2544 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR2544 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 HR2544. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2544 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 51m 39s

Declination -25° 48’ 33”

Hour Angle 23h 26m 32s

Sidereal Time 06h 18m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 50m 36s

Declination -25° 46’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.11°

Galactic Latitude -11.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2544.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2544 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2544. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2544 is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 369.00

Distance (light year) 1,202.95

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50093

SAO Catalogue SAO172420

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32827

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 3691

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2544 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.8° RISE 11:52

Max altitude: 12.7° TRANSIT 15:22

Azimuth: 244.2° SET 18:51

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major