HR2614

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

HR2614 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2614 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2614:

Color of HR2614 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2614 6.37

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2614 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2614

HR2614 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2614 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 58m 07s

Declination J2000 -27° 09’ 52”

Galactic Longitude 238.12°

Galactic Latitude -10.67°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2614 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2614.

Visibility of HR2614 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 117.2° RISE 12:16

Max altitude: 11.4° TRANSIT 15:34

Azimuth: 242.8° SET 18:52

RIGHT NOW HR2614 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2614

The image below is a photograph of HR2614 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2614 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2614 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,455.36 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2614

HR2614 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.88

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature of HR2614 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

HR2614 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

Alternative designations of HR2614

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51925

SAO Catalogue SAO172656

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33532

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 3646

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3316

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major