HR2660

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:07 | Tran: 16:01 | Set: 2:00

Alt: 29.15° Az: 70.19° Direction: East-North-East

HR2660 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2660 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR2660 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 HR2660. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2660 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 07m 51s

Declination +34° 25’ 59”

Hour Angle 18h 19m 59s

Sidereal Time 01h 27m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 06m 11s

Declination +34° 28’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.69°

Galactic Latitude 17.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2660.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.69

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2660 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2660. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2660 is distant 305.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.63

Distance (light year) 305.24

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53329

SAO Catalogue SAO59773

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34267

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 1524

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3373

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2660 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.6° RISE 6:07

Max altitude: 73.0° TRANSIT 16:01

Azimuth: 304.4° SET 2:00

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini