HR2595

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:31 | Tran: 8:21 | Set: 12:11

Alt: -28.20° Az: 267.84° Direction: West

HR2595 is a bright giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2595 visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, HR2595 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 HR2595. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2595 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 56m 49s

Declination -22° 58’ 29”

Hour Angle 07h 07m 46s

Sideral Time 14h 04m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 55m 46s

Declination -22° 56’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.01°

Galactic Latitude -9.33°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2595.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.3

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.81

Spectral Type B3II

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2595 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2595. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2595 is distant 2,158.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 662.25

Distance (light year) 2,158.94

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51283

SAO Catalogue SAO172588

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33316

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1602

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2595 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.0° RISE 4:31

Max altitude: 15.5° TRANSIT 8:21

Azimuth: 247.0° SET 12:11

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

Location

Other stars in Canis Major