HR2558

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

HR2558 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2558 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 HR2558:

Color of HR2558 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2558 5.96

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2558 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2558

HR2558 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2558 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 51m 42s

Declination J2000 -36° 13’ 49”

Galactic Longitude 246.06°

Galactic Latitude -15.58°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2558 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2558.

Visibility of HR2558 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 HR2558 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: 126.2° RISE 13:56

Max altitude: 2.3° TRANSIT 15:28

Azimuth: 233.8° SET 16:59

RIGHT NOW HR2558 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2558

The image below is a photograph of HR2558 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 HR2558 is -0.048 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.064 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2558 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 179.71 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.064 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2558

HR2558 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.25

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature of HR2558 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

Alternative designations of HR2558

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50445

SAO Catalogue SAO197291

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32938

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3189

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis