HR2666

HR2666 is a variable star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2666 visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2666 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 HR2666:

Color of HR2666 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2666 5.2

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2666 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2666

HR2666 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 HR2666 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 04m 02s

Declination J2000 -42° 20’ 13”

Galactic Longitude 252.87°

Galactic Latitude -15.72°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2666 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2666.

Visibility of HR2666 from your location

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

HR2666 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2666

The image below is a photograph of HR2666 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 HR2666 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.072 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2666 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 315.28 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.072 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2666

HR2666 belongs to spectral class A HR2666 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature of HR2666 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

Alternative designations of HR2666

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53704

SAO Catalogue SAO218424

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34081

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 2929

FK5 Catalogue 1184

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis