HR2558

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:27 | Tran: 6:58 | Set: 8:29

Alt: -53.69° Az: 83.93° Direction: East

HR2558 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2558 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR2558 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 HR2558. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2558 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 52m 34s

Declination -36° 15’ 40”

Hour Angle 15h 07m 37s

Sideral Time 22h 00m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 51m 42s

Declination -36° 13’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.06°

Galactic Latitude -15.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2558.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.25

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2558 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2558. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2558 is distant 179.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.13

Distance (light year) 179.71

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.064"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50445

SAO Catalogue SAO197291

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32938

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3189

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2558 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.3° RISE 5:27

Max altitude: 2.3° TRANSIT 6:58

Azimuth: 233.7° SET 8:29

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis