HR2666

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:26 | Tran: 12:59 | Set: 15:32

Alt: -24.42° Az: 125.86° Direction: South-East

HR2666 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2666 visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, HR2666 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 HR2666. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2666 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 04m 51s

Declination -42° 22’ 35”

Hour Angle 18h 10m 19s

Sidereal Time 01h 15m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 04m 02s

Declination -42° 20’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.87°

Galactic Latitude -15.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.2

Class

HR2666 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2666 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2666. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2666 is distant 315.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.71

Distance (light year) 315.28

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53704

SAO Catalogue SAO218424

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34081

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 2929

FK5 Catalogue 1184

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2666 rise, transit and set times from Cakran, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 132.4° RISE 10:26

Max altitude: 7.0° TRANSIT 12:59

Azimuth: 227.6° SET 15:32

Name:	Cakran, Albania
Latitude:	40° 36' 11.9" N
Longitude:	19° 37' 34.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Tirane

Set Location

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