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HR2622

Altitude: -43.8°   Azimuth: 354.2°   Direction: North

HR2622 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2622 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2622 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2622 is -0.118 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.088 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2622 star
DSS2 image of HR2622. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2622 during the next 1000 years (-1.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.47 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2622

6.3
Hypergiant

HR2622 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -43.8°
Azimuth: 354.2°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2622

HR2622 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2622 are provided in the following table:

07h 00m 17s
-05° 22’ 00”
218.72°
-0.48°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2622 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2622 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2622.

Visibility of HR2622 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 HR2622 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: 95.4°
Max altitude: 33.2°
Azimuth: 264.6°

Distance of HR2622 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2622 is distant 91.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

28.07 pc
91.50 ly
54 km/s
-0.118 arcsec/year
0.088 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2622

HR2622 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

4.06
G0III
6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2622 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2622. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2622

SAO134031
SAO134031