HR2688

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:51 | Tran: 8:13 | Set: 11:35

Alt: -25.18° Az: 258.08° Direction: West-South-West

HR2688 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2688 visual magnitude is 6.62. Because of its faintness, HR2688 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2688. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2688 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 08m 00s

Declination -26° 41’ 51”

Hour Angle 06h 30m 32s

Sideral Time 13h 38m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 07m 00s

Declination -26° 39’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.52°

Galactic Latitude -8.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2688.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.62

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.64

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2688 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2688. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2688 is distant 1,461.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 448.43

Distance (light year) 1,461.88

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54224

SAO Catalogue SAO172989

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34331

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 3880

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2688 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.7° RISE 4:51

Max altitude: 11.8° TRANSIT 8:13

Azimuth: 243.3° SET 11:35

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major