HR2614

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:10 | Tran: 16:28 | Set: 19:46

Alt: -14.23° Az: 243.98° Direction: West-South-West

HR2614 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2614 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR2614 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 HR2614. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2614 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 59m 08s

Declination -27° 12’ 01”

Hour Angle 05h 13m 22s

Sidereal Time 12h 12m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 58m 07s

Declination -27° 09’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.12°

Galactic Latitude -10.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2614.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.88

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2614 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2614. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2614 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2614 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 6.77

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2614 is distant 1,455.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 446.43

Distance (light year) 1,455.36

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51925

SAO Catalogue SAO172656

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33532

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 3646

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3316

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2614 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.2° RISE 13:10

Max altitude: 11.3° TRANSIT 16:28

Azimuth: 242.8° SET 19:46

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major