HR2638
HR2638 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Carina.
HR2638 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2638 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 HR2638:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2638
HR2638 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2638 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2638 in the sky:
Visibility of HR2638 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR2638 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2638
The image below is a photograph of HR2638 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 HR2638 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR2638 from the Sun and relative movement
HR2638 is distant 325.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR2638
HR2638 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2638 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
