HR2556
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.43°
Az: 355.42°
Direction: North
HR2556 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.
HR2556 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR2556 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 HR2556. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2556 during the next
10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR2556.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR2556.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2556 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2556.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR2556 is distant 382.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR2556 is circumpolar and transits at 15:26 UTC (altitude: 84.3°)