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public  Bel Ombre, Seychelles Bel Ombre, Seychelles  ⓘ
TimezoneIndian/Mahe
Sunrise: 6:27 
Transit: 12:22 
Sunset: 18:17
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HR2561

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:06 | Tran: 12:35 | Set: 18:04
Alt: 17.27°   Az: 335.71°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2561 is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2561 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR2561 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.

Image of HR2561 star
DSS2 image of HR2561. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2561 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 59m 23s
+57° 31’ 39”
03h 08m 06s
10h 07m 29s

J2000

06h 57m 13s
+57° 33’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

158.68°
23.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2561.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.05
Giant

-0.51
K3III
3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2561 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2561. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2561 is distant 669.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

205.34
669.40
-54 km/s
0.018 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26050
SAO26050

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2561 rise, transit and set times from Bel Ombre, Seychelles are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Indian/Mahe):

Azimuth: 32.5°
Max altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 327.5°