HR2551

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:50 | Tran: 8:30 | Set: 15:11

Alt: -14.39° Az: 304.26° Direction: North-West

HR2551 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2551 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR2551 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 HR2551. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2551 during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 54m 10s

Declination +08° 20’ 54”

Hour Angle 08h 23m 58s

Sideral Time 15h 18m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 52m 49s

Declination +08° 22’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.62°

Galactic Latitude 4.12°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2551.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.79

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2551 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2551. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2551 is distant 204.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.58

Distance (light year) 204.01

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50277

SAO Catalogue SAO114556

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33024

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 1543

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2551 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.7° RISE 1:50

Max altitude: 46.9° TRANSIT 8:30

Azimuth: 278.3° SET 15:11

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Monoceros