HR2663

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:11 | Tran: 8:55 | Set: 15:39

Alt: 47.61° Az: 176.22° Direction: South

HR2663 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2663 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR2663 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 HR2663. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2663 during the next 10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 07m 00s

Declination +09° 08’ 47”

Hour Angle 23h 49m 40s

Sideral Time 06h 56m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 05m 39s

Declination +09° 11’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.32°

Galactic Latitude 7.31°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2663.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.40

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2663 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2663. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2663 is distant 562.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 172.41

Distance (light year) 562.07

Radial Speed 46 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53510

SAO Catalogue SAO114899

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34215

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 1510

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2663 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.9° RISE 2:11

Max altitude: 47.7° TRANSIT 8:55

Azimuth: 279.1° SET 15:39

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

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