HR2774

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:40 | Tran: 13:17 | Set: 17:55

Alt: 28.76° Az: 178.62° Direction: South

HR2774 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2774 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR2774 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 HR2774. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2774 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 18m 50s

Declination -26° 50’ 42”

Hour Angle 23h 54m 35s

Sidereal Time 07h 13m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 17m 47s

Declination -26° 47’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.73°

Galactic Latitude -6.57°

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Finder chart for HR2774.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2774 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2774. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2774 is distant 920.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 282.49

Distance (light year) 920.90

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56876

SAO Catalogue SAO173411

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35326

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 4140

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2774 rise, transit and set times from Weicheng, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 116.8° RISE 8:40

Max altitude: 28.8° TRANSIT 13:17

Azimuth: 243.2° SET 17:55

Name:	Weicheng, China
Latitude:	34° 23' 3.1" N
Longitude:	108° 46' 40.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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