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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:56 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:58
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HR2621

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:03 | Tran: 15:45 | Set: 18:28
Alt: -63.34°   Az: 48.92°   Direction: North-East

HR2621 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2621 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR2621 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.

Image of HR2621 star
DSS2 image of HR2621. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2621 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 59m 42s
-31° 02’ 02”
13h 33m 00s
20h 32m 42s

J2000

06h 58m 43s
-30° 59’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

241.72°
-12.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2621.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.42
Main-sequence

-0.45
B3V
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2621 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2621. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2621 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2621 double sysyem:

6.42
9.02
2.6
35 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2621 is distant 770.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

236.41
770.69
14 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO197432
SAO197432

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2621 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0°
Max altitude: 7.5°
Azimuth: 239.0°