HR2699

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:28 | Tran: 16:00 | Set: 20:33

Alt: -54.76° Az: 3.28° Direction: North

HR2699 is a double bright giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2699 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR2699 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 HR2699. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2699 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 10m 41s

Declination -16° 16’ 38”

Hour Angle 12h 07m 52s

Sidereal Time 19h 18m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 09m 33s

Declination -16° 14’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.42°

Galactic Latitude -3.44°

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Finder chart for HR2699.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -23.97

Spectral Type B1II

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2699 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2699. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2699 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2699 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.03

Secondary star magnitude 11.33

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 32.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2699 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54764

SAO Catalogue SAO152477

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34561

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1802

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5837

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2699 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.3° RISE 11:28

Max altitude: 22.2° TRANSIT 16:00

Azimuth: 253.7° SET 20:33

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major