HR2566

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:44 | Tran: 16:00 | Set: 20:16

Alt: 16.03° Az: 205.33° Direction: South-South-West

HR2566 is a star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2566 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR2566 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 HR2566. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2566 during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 54m 28s

Declination -18° 57’ 58”

Hour Angle 01h 43m 05s

Sidereal Time 08h 37m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 21s

Declination -18° 55’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.11°

Galactic Latitude -8.1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2566 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2566. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2566 is distant 457.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 140.45

Distance (light year) 457.87

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50643

SAO Catalogue SAO152056

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33079

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1594

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2566 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.0° RISE 11:44

Max altitude: 19.6° TRANSIT 16:00

Azimuth: 251.0° SET 20:16

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major