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HR2670

Altitude: -40.0°   Azimuth: 48.2°   Direction: North-East

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

HR2670 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2670 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 HR2670:

6.49
Hypergiant

HR2670 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -40.0°
Azimuth: 48.2°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2670

HR2670 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2670 are provided in the following table:

07h 05m 49s
-10° 39’ 39”
224.05°
-1.69°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2670 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2670 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2670.

Visibility of HR2670 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 100.7°
Max altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 259.3°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2670

The image below is a photograph of HR2670 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 HR2670 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2670 star
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);

Distance of HR2670 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

1,086.96 pc
3,543.48 ly
16 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2670

HR2670 belongs to spectral class B0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-3.69
B0V
10795K

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

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

HR2670 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:

6.49
10.09
3.6
38.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2670

SAO152363
SAO152363