HR2616

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:14 | Tran: 6:46 | Set: 10:18

Alt: -23.84° Az: 258.51° Direction: West-South-West

HR2616 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2616 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR2616 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 HR2616. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2616 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 59m 36s

Declination -25° 26’ 56”

Hour Angle 06h 27m 45s

Sideral Time 13h 27m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 58m 35s

Declination -25° 24’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.55°

Galactic Latitude -9.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2616.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.93

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2616 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2616. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2616 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 HR2616 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.59

Secondary star magnitude 12.59

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 10.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2616 is distant 1,041.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 319.49

Distance (light year) 1,041.53

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52018

SAO Catalogue SAO172669

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33575

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 3864

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5651

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2616 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.4° RISE 3:14

Max altitude: 13.1° TRANSIT 6:46

Azimuth: 244.6° SET 10:18

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major