HR2686

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:54 | Tran: 16:29 | Set: 20:04

Alt: 8.54° Az: 208.96° Direction: South-South-West

HR2686 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2686 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, HR2686 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 07m 55s

Declination -25° 00’ 05”

Hour Angle 02h 07m 33s

Sidereal Time 09h 15m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 06m 52s

Declination -24° 57’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.97°

Galactic Latitude -7.94°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class

Absolute magnitude -1.29

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 970.24

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54173

SAO Catalogue SAO172986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34318

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 4868

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2686 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.0° RISE 12:54

Max altitude: 13.5° TRANSIT 16:29

Azimuth: 245.0° SET 20:04

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major