HR2576

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:35 | Tran: 1:45 | Set: 4:51

Alt: -8.96° Az: 234.59° Direction: South-West

HR2576 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2576 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR2576 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 HR2576. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2576 during the next 1000 years (4.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.30 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 54m 32s

Declination -28° 34’ 19”

Hour Angle 04h 25m 49s

Sidereal Time 11h 20m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 33s

Declination -28° 32’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.95°

Galactic Latitude -12.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2576.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.98

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.71

Temperature 5568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2576 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2576. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2576 is distant 84.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 72 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 25.79

Distance (light year) 84.09

Radial Speed 72 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.274 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.438"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50806

SAO Catalogue SAO172524

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33094

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 3554

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9219

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2576 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.6° RISE 22:35

Max altitude: 9.9° TRANSIT 1:45

Azimuth: 241.4° SET 4:51

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major