HR2661

HR2661 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR2661 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2661 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 HR2661:

Color of HR2661 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2661 6.02

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2661 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2661

HR2661 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 HR2661 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 01m 05s

Declination J2000 -58° 56’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 269.21°

Galactic Latitude -21.79°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2661 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2661.

Visibility of HR2661 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2661 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2661

The image below is a photograph of HR2661 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 HR2661 is -0.058 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.144 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2661. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2661 during the next 1000 years (-0.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.40 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2661 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2661 is distant 174.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.62 pc

Distance (light year) 174.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.144 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2661

HR2661 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.37

Spectral Type A8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature of HR2661 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2661 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2661. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2661

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53349

SAO Catalogue SAO234863

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33800

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 820

FK5 Catalogue 2546

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3349

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina