HR2607

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:26 | Tran: 16:04 | Set: 19:42

Alt: -33.77° Az: 88.05° Direction: East

HR2607 is a double dwarf star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2607 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR2607 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 HR2607. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2607 during the next 1000 years (-0.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 58m 36s

Declination -24° 39’ 57”

Hour Angle 16h 24m 21s

Sidereal Time 23h 22m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 57m 33s

Declination -24° 37’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.73°

Galactic Latitude -9.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2607.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Dwarf

Absolute magnitude 2.53

Spectral Type F0

Color Index (B-V) 0.36

Temperature 7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2607 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2607. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2607 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2607 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.46

Secondary star magnitude 6.76

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2607 is distant 125.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.55

Distance (light year) 125.67

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.106"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51733

SAO Catalogue SAO172644

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33478

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 4648

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5629

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2607 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.7° RISE 12:26

Max altitude: 13.9° TRANSIT 16:04

Azimuth: 245.3° SET 19:42

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major