HR2649

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:07 | Tran: 14:01 | Set: 20:54

Alt: -23.42° Az: 331.11° Direction: South-West

HR2649 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2649 visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, HR2649 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 HR2649. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2649 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 05m 02s

Declination +10° 54’ 44”

Hour Angle 10h 12m 38s

Sidereal Time 17h 17m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 03m 38s

Declination +10° 57’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 204.5°

Galactic Latitude 7.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.39

Temperature 3967K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2649 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2649. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2649 is distant 742.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 227.79

Distance (light year) 742.60

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52960

SAO Catalogue SAO96429

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34033

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 1428

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2649 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.1° RISE 7:07

Max altitude: 49.4° TRANSIT 14:01

Azimuth: 280.9° SET 20:54

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini