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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
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HR2676

Altitude: -33.5°   Azimuth: 354.7°   Direction: North

HR2676 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2676 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2676 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2676 is -0.033 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2676 star
DSS2 image of HR2676. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2676 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2676

6.11
Giant

HR2676 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -33.5°
Azimuth: 354.7°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2676

HR2676 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 HR2676 are provided in the following table:

07h 07m 06s
+04° 54’ 37”
210.33°
5.72°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2676 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2676 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2676.

Visibility of HR2676 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 HR2676 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: 85.1°
Max altitude: 43.4°
Azimuth: 274.9°

Distance of HR2676 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2676 is distant 708.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

217.39 pc
708.70 ly
6 km/s
-0.033 arcsec/year
-0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2676

HR2676 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.58
B9III
12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2676 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2676. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2676

SAO114935
SAO114935