HR2611

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:01 | Tran: 16:16 | Set: 19:31

Alt: -24.67° Az: 103.94° Direction: East-South-East

HR2611 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2611 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR2611 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 HR2611. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2611 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 58m 43s

Declination -27° 34’ 22”

Hour Angle 17h 37m 00s

Sidereal Time 00h 35m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 57m 42s

Declination -27° 32’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.42°

Galactic Latitude -10.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2611.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.24

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2611 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2611. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2611 is distant 1,018.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 312.50

Distance (light year) 1,018.75

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51823

SAO Catalogue SAO172650

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33492

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3460

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2611 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.6° RISE 13:01

Max altitude: 10.9° TRANSIT 16:16

Azimuth: 242.4° SET 19:31

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major