HR2626

HR2626 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2626 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2626 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2626:

Color of HR2626 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2626 6.22

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2626 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2626

HR2626 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2626 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 58m 41s

Declination J2000 -45° 46’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 255.83°

Galactic Latitude -17.88°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2626 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2626.

Visibility of HR2626 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2626 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2626

The image below is a photograph of HR2626 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2626 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2626 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 424.48 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2626

HR2626 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR2626 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

Alternative designations of HR2626

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52362

SAO Catalogue SAO218360

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33590

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 2850

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis