HR2779

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:31 | Tran: 14:05 | Set: 20:39

Alt: 45.35° Az: 171.71° Direction: South-South-West

HR2779 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2779 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR2779 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 HR2779. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2779 during the next 10000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 21m 09s

Declination +07° 05’ 38”

Hour Angle 23h 36m 33s

Sidereal Time 06h 57m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 19m 47s

Declination +07° 08’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.74°

Galactic Latitude 9.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2779.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2779 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2779. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2779 is distant 193.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.31

Distance (light year) 193.36

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57006

SAO Catalogue SAO115269

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35509

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 1684

FK5 Catalogue 2565

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2779 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.9° RISE 7:31

Max altitude: 45.6° TRANSIT 14:05

Azimuth: 277.1° SET 20:39

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor