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HR2623

Altitude: -1.5°   Azimuth: 124.0°   Direction: South-East

HR2623 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2623 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2623 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 HR2623 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2623 star
DSS2 image of HR2623. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2623 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2623

6.26
Sub-giant

HR2623 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -1.5°
Azimuth: 124.0°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2623

HR2623 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 HR2623 are provided in the following table:

06h 59m 39s
-21° 36’ 11”
233.19°
-7.94°
Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2623 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2623 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2623.

Visibility of HR2623 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 HR2623 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: 111.6°
Max altitude: 16.9°
Azimuth: 248.4°

Distance of HR2623 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2623 is distant 1,399.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

429.18 pc
1,399.14 ly
33 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2623

HR2623 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.90
B2IV
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2623 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2623. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2623

SAO172700
SAO172700