HR2562

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.81° Az: 217.79° Direction: South

HR2562 is a giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2562 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR2562 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 HR2562. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2562 during the next 1000 years (0.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 50m 21s

Declination -60° 16’ 47”

Hour Angle 05h 10m 16s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 50m 01s

Declination -60° 14’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 270.18°

Galactic Latitude -23.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2562.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 3.51

Spectral Type F7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2562 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2562. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2562 is distant 108.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.16

Distance (light year) 108.09

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.109"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50571

SAO Catalogue SAO249654

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32775

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 712

Visibility from Your Location

HR2562 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor