HR2626

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -15.95° Az: 213.05° Direction: South-South-West

HR2626 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2626 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR2626 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 HR2626. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2626 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 59m 26s

Declination -45° 48’ 14”

Hour Angle 03h 15m 06s

Sidereal Time 10h 14m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 58m 41s

Declination -45° 46’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 255.83°

Galactic Latitude -17.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2626.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2626 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2626. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2626 is distant 424.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.21

Distance (light year) 424.48

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52362

SAO Catalogue SAO218360

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33590

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 2850

Visibility from Your Location

HR2626 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis