HR2608

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.02° Az: 224.39° Direction: South-West

HR2608 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2608 visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2608 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2608. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2608 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 56m 56s

Declination -48° 45’ 20”

Hour Angle 04h 43m 50s

Sidereal Time 11h 40m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 56m 16s

Declination -48° 43’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.6°

Galactic Latitude -19.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2608.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.61

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.69

Temperature 3528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2608 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2608. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2608 is distant 1,061.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 325.73

Distance (light year) 1,061.89

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51799

SAO Catalogue SAO218324

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33357

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 2601

Visibility from Your Location

HR2608 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis