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public  Malasin, Philippines Malasin, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:31 
Transit: 12:01 
Sunset: 18:30
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HR2604

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:17 | Tran: 11:32 | Set: 16:42
Alt: 1.93°   Az: 232.16°   Direction: South-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.

Image of HR2604 star
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

06h 57m 40s
-35° 22’ 36”
05h 01m 53s
11h 59m 34s

J2000

06h 56m 45s
-35° 20’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

245.63°
-14.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2604.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.29
Giant

-0.19
K2III
4139K

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

HR 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.

197.63
644.27
18 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO197388
SAO197388

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2604 rise, transit and set times from Malasin, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 125.4°
Max altitude: 38.3°
Azimuth: 234.6°