HR2628

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:57 | Tran: 13:53 | Set: 17:49

Alt: 12.16° Az: 207.10° Direction: South-West

HR2628 is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2628 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its faintness, HR2628 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2628. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2628 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 01m 24s

Declination -22° 09’ 24”

Hour Angle 01h 54m 57s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 00m 19s

Declination -22° 07’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.72°

Galactic Latitude -8.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2628.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.53

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.52

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2628 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2628. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2628 is distant 1,325.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 406.50

Distance (light year) 1,325.20

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52437

SAO Catalogue SAO172725

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33721

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 1695

General Catalogue of Variable Stars FU CMa

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5687

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2628 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.2° RISE 9:57

Max altitude: 16.4° TRANSIT 13:53

Azimuth: 247.8° SET 17:49

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major