HR2638

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:28 | Tran: 12:44 | Set: 16:00

Alt: -11.25° Az: 212.88° Direction: South-South-West

HR2638 is a bright giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Carina.

HR2638 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR2638 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR2638. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2638 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 59m 04s

Declination -56° 25’ 50”

Hour Angle 04h 57m 31s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 58m 36s

Declination -56° 23’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 266.49°

Galactic Latitude -21.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type F2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2638 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2638. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 99.90

Distance (light year) 325.67

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52622

SAO Catalogue SAO234825

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33577

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 1211

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2638 rise, transit and set times from Shiling, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 146.4° RISE 9:28

Max altitude: 10.1° TRANSIT 12:44

Azimuth: 213.6° SET 16:00

Name:	Shiling, China
Latitude:	23° 27' 23.0" N
Longitude:	113° 9' 7.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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