HR2690

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:47 | Tran: 6:31 | Set: 10:15

Alt: -53.79° Az: 307.99° Direction: North-West

HR2690 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2690 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR2690 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 HR2690. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2690 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 08m 24s

Declination -23° 52’ 50”

Hour Angle 09h 57m 34s

Sidereal Time 17h 05m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 07m 22s

Declination -23° 50’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.01°

Galactic Latitude -7.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2690.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -4.08

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2690 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2690. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2690 is distant 2,963.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 909.09

Distance (light year) 2,963.64

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54309

SAO Catalogue SAO173002

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34360

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 4908

General Catalogue of Variable Stars FV CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2690 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.9° RISE 2:47

Max altitude: 14.6° TRANSIT 6:31

Azimuth: 246.1° SET 10:15

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major