HR2686

Altitude: 12.6° Azimuth: 193.1° Direction: South-South-West

HR2686 is a star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2686 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2686 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 HR2686:

Color of HR2686 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2686 6.08

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2686 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 12.6°
Azimuth: 193.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2686

HR2686 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 HR2686 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 06m 52s

Declination J2000 -24° 57’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 236.97°

Galactic Latitude -7.94°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2686 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2686.

Visibility of HR2686 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 HR2686 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: 115.0° RISE 11:16

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 14:52

Azimuth: 245.0° SET 18:27

RIGHT NOW HR2686 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2686

The image below is a photograph of HR2686 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 HR2686 is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2686. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2686 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2686 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2686 is distant 970.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 297.62 pc

Distance (light year) 970.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2686

HR2686 belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude -1.29

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature of HR2686 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2686 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2686. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2686

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54173

SAO Catalogue SAO172986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34318

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 4868

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major