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HR2635

Altitude: -2.7°   Azimuth: 58.6°   Direction: East-North-East

HR2635 is a giant star in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2635 visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2635 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 HR2635:

5.82
Giant

HR2635 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.7°
Azimuth: 58.6°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2635

HR2635 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 HR2635 are provided in the following table:

07h 02m 33s
+16° 40’ 27”
199.18°
9.91°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2635 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2635 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2635.

Visibility of HR2635 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 HR2635 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: 73.3°
Max altitude: 55.2°
Azimuth: 286.7°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2635

The image below is a photograph of HR2635 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 HR2635 is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2635 star
DSS2 image of HR2635. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2635 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2635 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2635 is distant 1,917.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

588.24 pc
1,917.65 ly
35 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2635

HR2635 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-3.03
M2III
3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2635 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2635. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2635

SAO96409
SAO96409