HR2679

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:16 | Tran: 7:10 | Set: 12:04

Alt: 6.21° Az: 241.02° Direction: West-South-West

HR2679 is a main-sequence star of spectral class O7 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2679 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR2679 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 HR2679. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2679 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 07m 45s

Declination -12° 26’ 01”

Hour Angle 04h 11m 45s

Sideral Time 11h 19m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 06m 35s

Declination -12° 23’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.68°

Galactic Latitude -2.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2679.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -4.42

Spectral Type O7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2679 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2679. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2679 is distant 4,939.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,515.15

Distance (light year) 4,939.39

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53975

SAO Catalogue SAO152393

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34297

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 1788

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2679 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.4° RISE 2:16

Max altitude: 26.1° TRANSIT 7:10

Azimuth: 257.6° SET 12:04

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major