HR2628

Altitude: 16.3° Azimuth: 183.6° Direction: South

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

HR2628 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2628 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 HR2628:

Color of HR2628 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2628 6.53

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2628 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.3°
Azimuth: 183.6°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2628

HR2628 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 HR2628 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 00m 19s

Declination J2000 -22° 07’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 233.72°

Galactic Latitude -8.03°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2628 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2628.

Visibility of HR2628 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 HR2628 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: 112.1° RISE 21:50

Max altitude: 16.4° TRANSIT 1:50

Azimuth: 247.9° SET 5:45

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2628

The image below is a photograph of HR2628 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 HR2628 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2628 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,325.20 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2628

HR2628 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.52

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature of HR2628 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

Alternative designations of HR2628

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

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