HR2664

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

HR2664 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2664 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 HR2664:

Color of HR2664 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2664 6.09

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2664 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2664

HR2664 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2664 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 04m 47s

Declination J2000 -22° 01’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 234.11°

Galactic Latitude -7.07°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2664 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2664.

Visibility of HR2664 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 112.0° RISE 11:36

Max altitude: 16.5° TRANSIT 15:33

Azimuth: 248.0° SET 19:29

RIGHT NOW HR2664 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2664

The image below is a photograph of HR2664 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 HR2664 is 0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.058 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2664 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 329.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 77 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.058 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2664

HR2664 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 1.07

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature of HR2664 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

Alternative designations of HR2664

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53629

SAO Catalogue SAO172906

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34142

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 1732

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major