HR2664

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:56 | Tran: 6:52 | Set: 10:48

Alt: -33.20° Az: 84.20° Direction: East

HR2664 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2664 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR2664 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 HR2664. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2664 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 05m 50s

Declination -22° 04’ 15”

Hour Angle 16h 15m 43s

Sideral Time 23h 21m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 04m 47s

Declination -22° 01’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.11°

Galactic Latitude -7.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2664.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.07

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2664 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2664. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2664 is distant 329.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 77 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.11

Distance (light year) 329.63

Radial Speed 77 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53629

SAO Catalogue SAO172906

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34142

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 1732

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2664 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.1° RISE 2:56

Max altitude: 16.4° TRANSIT 6:52

Azimuth: 247.9° SET 10:48

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major