HR2677

HR2677 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2677 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2677 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 HR2677:

Color of HR2677 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2677 6.14

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2677 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2677

HR2677 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 HR2677 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 05m 31s

Declination J2000 -34° 46’ 40”

Galactic Longitude 245.85°

Galactic Latitude -12.42°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2677 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2677.

Visibility of HR2677 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 HR2677 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: 124.8° RISE 13:45

Max altitude: 3.7° TRANSIT 15:41

Azimuth: 235.2° SET 17:38

RIGHT NOW HR2677 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2677

The image below is a photograph of HR2677 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 HR2677 is -0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2677. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2677 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2677 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2677 is distant 181.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.68 pc

Distance (light year) 181.51 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.041 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2677

HR2677 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.41

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature of HR2677 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2677 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2677. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2677 star system properties

HR2677 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2677 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.14

Secondary star magnitude 7.44

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 3.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2677

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53952

SAO Catalogue SAO197557

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34200

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 3327

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis