HR2604

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:33 | Tran: 6:20 | Set: 8:07

Alt: -70.08° Az: 317.57° Direction: North-West

HR2604 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2604 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR2604 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 HR2604. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2604 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 57m 39s

Declination -35° 22’ 32”

Hour Angle 10h 54m 29s

Sidereal Time 17h 52m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 56m 45s

Declination -35° 20’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.63°

Galactic Latitude -14.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2604.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2604 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2604. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2604 is distant 644.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.63

Distance (light year) 644.27

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51682

SAO Catalogue SAO197388

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33394

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3225

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2604 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.4° RISE 4:33

Max altitude: 3.1° TRANSIT 6:20

Azimuth: 234.6° SET 8:07

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis