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HR2651

Altitude: -23.9°   Azimuth: 20.2°   Direction: North-North-East

HR2651 is a star in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2651 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2651 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 HR2651:

5.98

HR2651 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -23.9°
Azimuth: 20.2°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2651

HR2651 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 HR2651 are provided in the following table:

07h 03m 51s
+12° 35’ 39”
203.04°
8.42°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2651 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2651 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2651.

Visibility of HR2651 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 HR2651 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: 77.4°
Max altitude: 51.1°
Azimuth: 282.6°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2651

The image below is a photograph of HR2651 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 HR2651 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2651 star
DSS2 image of HR2651. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2651 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2651 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2651 is distant 1,263.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

387.60 pc
1,263.57 ly
-16 km/s
0.002 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2651

HR2651 belongs to spectral class K5

-1.96
K5
3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2651 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2651. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2651

SAO96432
SAO96432