HR2624

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:19 | Tran: 16:35 | Set: 21:50

Alt: 14.28° Az: 235.73° Direction: South-West

HR2624 is a double giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2624 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR2624 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 HR2624. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2624 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 01m 36s

Declination -08° 26’ 38”

Hour Angle 03h 36m 15s

Sidereal Time 10h 37m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 00m 23s

Declination -08° 24’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.43°

Galactic Latitude -1.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.68

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2624 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2624. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2624 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 HR2624 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.96

Secondary star magnitude 12.66

Magnitude difference 6.7

Separation 1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2624 is distant 1,097.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 336.70

Distance (light year) 1,097.64

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52312

SAO Catalogue SAO134036

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33729

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1662

FK5 Catalogue 1181

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2624 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.4° RISE 11:19

Max altitude: 30.1° TRANSIT 16:35

Azimuth: 261.6° SET 21:50

Set Location

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