HR2778

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:59 | Tran: 16:10 | Set: 22:22

Alt: 36.44° Az: 213.50° Direction: South-South-West

HR2778 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2778 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR2778 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 HR2778. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2778 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 20m 42s

Declination +02° 41’ 31”

Hour Angle 01h 45m 33s

Sidereal Time 09h 06m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 19m 22s

Declination +02° 44’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.67°

Galactic Latitude 7.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.12

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2778 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2778. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2778 is distant 519.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 159.49

Distance (light year) 519.94

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56989

SAO Catalogue SAO115263

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35476

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1640

FK5 Catalogue 2564

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2778 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.3° RISE 9:59

Max altitude: 41.2° TRANSIT 16:10

Azimuth: 272.7° SET 22:22

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor