HR2768

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:03 | Tran: 16:47 | Set: 19:31

Alt: -46.61° Az: 82.69° Direction: East

HR2768 is a double bright giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2768 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR2768 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 HR2768. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2768 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 17m 56s

Declination -30° 56’ 36”

Hour Angle 15h 30m 23s

Sidereal Time 22h 48m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 16m 57s

Declination -30° 53’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.34°

Galactic Latitude -8.59°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.48

Spectral Type A9II

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2768 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2768. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2768 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2768 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.32

Secondary star magnitude 8.02

Magnitude difference 1.7

Separation 37.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2768 is distant 480.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.49

Distance (light year) 480.83

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56731

SAO Catalogue SAO197789

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35241

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 4234

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2768 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.9° RISE 14:03

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 16:47

Azimuth: 239.1° SET 19:31

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major