HR2546

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.08° Az: 232.31° Direction: South-West

HR2546 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2546 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR2546 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2546. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2546 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 50m 41s

Declination -45° 28’ 48”

Hour Angle 05h 22m 05s

Sideral Time 12h 12m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 49m 57s

Declination -45° 27’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.96°

Galactic Latitude -19.21°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2546.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.22

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2546 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2546. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2546 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2546 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.55

Secondary star magnitude 11.15

Magnitude difference 4.6

Separation 6.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2546 is distant 737.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.24

Distance (light year) 737.56

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50196

SAO Catalogue SAO218236

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32771

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 2773

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3236

Visibility from Your Location

HR2546 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis