HR2656

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:20 | Tran: 16:26 | Set: 21:33

Alt: 3.93° Az: 111.73° Direction: East-South-East

HR2656 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2656 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR2656 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 HR2656. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2656 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 05m 09s

Declination -10° 09’ 48”

Hour Angle 19h 18m 45s

Sidereal Time 02h 23m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 03m 57s

Declination -10° 07’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 223.36°

Galactic Latitude -1.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2656 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2656. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2656 is distant 1,273.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 390.63

Distance (light year) 1,273.44

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53240

SAO Catalogue SAO152308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34066

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 1818

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2656 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.2° RISE 11:20

Max altitude: 28.4° TRANSIT 16:26

Azimuth: 259.8° SET 21:33

Set Location

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