HR2687

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:03 | Tran: 12:21 | Set: 14:40

Alt: 0.76° Az: 160.18° Direction: South-South-East

HR2687 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2687 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR2687 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 HR2687. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2687 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 05m 55s

Declination -50° 24’ 01”

Hour Angle 21h 51m 27s

Sidereal Time 04h 57m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 05m 16s

Declination -50° 21’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.76°

Galactic Latitude -18.47°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.45

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2687 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2687. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2687 is distant 787.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 241.55

Distance (light year) 787.44

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54179

SAO Catalogue SAO234907

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34177

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 2561

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2687 rise, transit and set times from Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 140.4° RISE 10:03

Max altitude: 5.4° TRANSIT 12:21

Azimuth: 219.6° SET 14:40

Name:	Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan
Latitude:	34° 11' 57.5" N
Longitude:	134° 36' 32.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Tokyo

Set Location

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