HR2683

HR2683 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR2683 visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2683 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 HR2683:

Color of HR2683 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2683 5.17

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2683 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2683

HR2683 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 HR2683 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 04m 18s

Declination J2000 -56° 44’ 58”

Galactic Longitude 267.11°

Galactic Latitude -20.73°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2683 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2683.

Visibility of HR2683 from your location

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

HR2683 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2683

The image below is a photograph of HR2683 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 HR2683 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2683. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2683 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2683 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2683 is distant 282.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.58 pc

Distance (light year) 282.25 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2683

HR2683 belongs to spectral class A0 HR2683 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.48

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature of HR2683 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2683 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2683. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2683

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54118

SAO Catalogue SAO234902

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34105

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 1232

FK5 Catalogue 272

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V386 Car

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina