HR2567

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:18 | Tran: 8:38 | Set: 11:58

Alt: -47.36° Az: 73.22° Direction: East-North-East

HR2567 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2567 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR2567 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 HR2567. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2567 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 53m 59s

Declination -26° 59’ 21”

Hour Angle 15h 06m 47s

Sideral Time 22h 00m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 00s

Declination -26° 57’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.43°

Galactic Latitude -11.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2567.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.63

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2567 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2567. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2567 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2567 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.4

Secondary star magnitude 13.9

Magnitude difference 7.5

Separation 11.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2567 is distant 829.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 254.45

Distance (light year) 829.52

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50648

SAO Catalogue SAO172504

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33040

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 3529

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3259

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5548

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2567 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.0° RISE 5:18

Max altitude: 11.5° TRANSIT 8:38

Azimuth: 243.0° SET 11:58

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major