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HR2674

HR2674 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR2674 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2674 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 HR2674:

5.5
Sub-giant
HR2674 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2674

HR2674 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 HR2674 are provided in the following table:

07h 03m 15s
-59° 10’ 41”
269.54°
-21.6°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2674 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2674 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2674.

Visibility of HR2674 from your location

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

HR2674 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2674

The image below is a photograph of HR2674 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 HR2674 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2674 star
DSS2 image of HR2674. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2674 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2674 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2674 is distant 481.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

147.71 pc
481.54 ly
7 km/s
0.022 arcsec/year
0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2674

HR2674 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.35
B9IV
11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2674 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2674. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2674 star system properties

HR2674 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2674 double sysyem:

5.5
6.3
0.8
1.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2674

SAO234890
SAO234890