HR2668

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -7.27° Az: 196.85° Direction: South-South-West

HR2668 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2668 visual magnitude is 6.79. Because of its faintness, HR2668 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2668. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2668 during the next 1000 years (-1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 04m 44s

Declination -43° 38’ 59”

Hour Angle 01h 33m 38s

Sideral Time 08h 38m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 03m 58s

Declination -43° 36’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.09°

Galactic Latitude -16.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2668.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.79

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 5.90

Spectral Type K0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.8

Temperature 5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2668 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2668. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2668 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2668 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.79

Secondary star magnitude 7.99

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 21 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2668 is distant 49.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 90 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 15.09

Distance (light year) 49.18

Radial Speed 90 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.371"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53706

SAO Catalogue SAO218423

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34069

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 2907

Gliese Catalogue Gl 264.1B

Visibility from Your Location

HR2668 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis