HR2563

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:28 | Tran: 12:08 | Set: 14:48

Alt: 3.59° Az: 161.34° Direction: South-South-East

HR2563 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2563 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR2563 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 HR2563. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2563 during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 52m 13s

Declination -48° 19’ 27”

Hour Angle 22h 05m 12s

Sidereal Time 04h 57m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 51m 32s

Declination -48° 17’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.9°

Galactic Latitude -19.89°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.22

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2563 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2563. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2563 is distant 695.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.22

Distance (light year) 695.10

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50621

SAO Catalogue SAO218261

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32918

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 2556

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2563 rise, transit and set times from Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 138.3° RISE 9:28

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 12:08

Azimuth: 221.7° SET 14:48

Name:	Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan
Latitude:	34° 11' 57.5" N
Longitude:	134° 36' 32.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Tokyo

Set Location

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