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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:46  
clear_day Transit: 12:51  
SunsetSet: 18:55 south
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HR2692

Altitude: 55.6°   Azimuth: 143.5°   Direction: South-East

HR2692 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2692 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2692 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 HR2692:

6.43
Main-sequence

HR2692 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 55.6°
Azimuth: 143.5°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2692

HR2692 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 HR2692 are provided in the following table:

07h 10m 06s
+21° 14’ 48”
195.71°
13.46°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2692 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2692 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2692.

Visibility of HR2692 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 HR2692 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: 68.8°
Max altitude: 59.8°
Azimuth: 291.2°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2692

The image below is a photograph of HR2692 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 HR2692 is -0.167 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.478 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2692 star
DSS2 image of HR2692. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2692 during the next 1000 years (-2.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.97 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2692 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2692 is distant 150.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

46.15 pc
150.44 ly
-15 km/s
-0.167 arcsec/year
-0.478 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2692

HR2692 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.11
G9V
5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2692 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2692. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2692

SAO79131
SAO79131