HR2549

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:44 | Tran: 6:46 | Set: 8:48

Alt: 1.89° Az: 161.63° Direction: South-South-East

HR2549 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2549 visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2549 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2549. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2549 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 51m 46s

Declination -34° 23’ 52”

Hour Angle 22h 30m 14s

Sideral Time 05h 22m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 50m 52s

Declination -34° 22’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.21°

Galactic Latitude -15.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2549.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.23

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2549 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2549. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2549 is distant 905.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 277.78

Distance (light year) 905.56

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50235

SAO Catalogue SAO197277

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32855

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 3140

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2549 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.4° RISE 4:44

Max altitude: 4.1° TRANSIT 6:46

Azimuth: 235.6° SET 8:48

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis