HR2670

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:05 | Tran: 7:09 | Set: 12:12

Alt: 26.46° Az: 196.63° Direction: South-South-West

HR2670 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2670 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR2670 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 HR2670. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2670 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 06m 59s

Declination -10° 42’ 01”

Hour Angle 01h 00m 27s

Sideral Time 08h 07m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 05m 49s

Declination -10° 39’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.05°

Galactic Latitude -1.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2670.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.69

Spectral Type B0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2670 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2670. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2670 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2670 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.49

Secondary star magnitude 10.09

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 38.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2670 is distant 3,543.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,086.96

Distance (light year) 3,543.48

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53755

SAO Catalogue SAO152363

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34234

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 1862

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V569 Mon

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5782

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2670 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.7° RISE 2:05

Max altitude: 27.8° TRANSIT 7:09

Azimuth: 259.3° SET 12:12

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros