HR2603

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:55 | Tran: 13:50 | Set: 17:45

Alt: 11.99° Az: 207.37° Direction: South-West

HR2603 is a variable giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2603 visual magnitude is 6.61. Because of its faintness, HR2603 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2603. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2603 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 58m 19s

Declination -22° 14’ 19”

Hour Angle 01h 56m 17s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 57m 14s

Declination -22° 12’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.48°

Galactic Latitude -8.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.17

Spectral Type B1III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2603 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2603. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2603 is distant 1,172.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 359.71

Distance (light year) 1,172.66

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51630

SAO Catalogue SAO172631

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33447

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1616

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HH CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2603 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.2° RISE 9:55

Max altitude: 16.3° TRANSIT 13:50

Azimuth: 247.8° SET 17:45

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major