HR2641

HR2641 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2641 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2641 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 HR2641:

Color of HR2641 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2641 6.4

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2641 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2641

HR2641 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2641 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 00m 49s

Declination J2000 -33° 27’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 244.21°

Galactic Latitude -12.77°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2641 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2641.

Visibility of HR2641 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 HR2641 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: 123.5° RISE 13:22

Max altitude: 5.1° TRANSIT 15:37

Azimuth: 236.5° SET 17:51

RIGHT NOW HR2641 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2641

The image below is a photograph of HR2641 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 HR2641 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.091 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2641. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2641 during the next 1000 years (0.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.52 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2641 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2641 is distant 417.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.21 pc

Distance (light year) 417.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.091 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2641

HR2641 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature of HR2641 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2641 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2641. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2641

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52703

SAO Catalogue SAO197475

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33774

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 3415

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis