HR2557

HR2557 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR2557 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2557 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2557:

Color of HR2557 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2557 6.13

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2557 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 23°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2557

HR2557 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2557 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 55m 14s

Declination J2000 +43° 54’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 172.59°

Galactic Latitude 19.08°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2557 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2557.

Visibility of HR2557 from your location

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

HR2557 is circumpolar and transits at 18:31 UTC (altitude: 82.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2557

The image below is a photograph of HR2557 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2557 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2557. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2557 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2557 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2557 is distant 869.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 266.67 pc

Distance (light year) 869.33 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2557

HR2557 belongs to spectral class A9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.00

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature of HR2557 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2557 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2557. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2557

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50420

SAO Catalogue SAO41429

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33269

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 1551

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V352 Aur

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