HR2669

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:19 | Tran: 14:05 | Set: 22:51

Alt: -4.45° Az: 329.02° Direction: South-West

HR2669 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2669 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR2669 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 HR2669. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2669 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 09m 00s

Declination +28° 08’ 08”

Hour Angle 09h 37m 38s

Sidereal Time 16h 46m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 07m 24s

Declination +28° 10’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.89°

Galactic Latitude 15.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2669.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2669 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2669. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2669 is distant 548.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.35

Distance (light year) 548.82

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53744

SAO Catalogue SAO79066

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34367

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1314

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2669 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.9° RISE 5:19

Max altitude: 66.7° TRANSIT 14:05

Azimuth: 298.1° SET 22:51

Set Location

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