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HR2555

Altitude: -26.2°   Azimuth: 343.6°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2555 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2555 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2555 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2555 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.136 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2555 star
DSS2 image of HR2555. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2555 during the next 1000 years (0.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.27 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2555

6.24
Hypergiant

HR2555 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -26.2°
Azimuth: 343.6°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2555

HR2555 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2555 are provided in the following table:

06h 53m 22s
+10° 59’ 47”
203.33°
5.42°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2555 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2555 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2555.

Visibility of HR2555 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2555 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.0°
Max altitude: 49.5°
Azimuth: 281.0°

Distance of HR2555 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2555 is distant 416.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

127.71 pc
416.35 ly
-34 km/s
0.011 arcsec/year
-0.136 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2555

HR2555 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.71
K0III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2555 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2555. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2555

SAO96241
SAO96241