HR2786

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:55 | Tran: 16:17 | Set: 19:40

Alt: -63.33° Az: 26.20° Direction: North-North-East

HR2786 is a supergiant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2786 visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, HR2786 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 HR2786. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2786 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 19m 53s

Declination -26° 38’ 01”

Hour Angle 12h 51m 14s

Sidereal Time 20h 11m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 18m 51s

Declination -26° 35’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.65°

Galactic Latitude -6.26°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.81

Spectral Type G2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2786 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2786. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2786 is distant 1,352.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 414.94

Distance (light year) 1,352.70

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57146

SAO Catalogue SAO173453

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35427

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 4164

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2786 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.6° RISE 12:55

Max altitude: 11.9° TRANSIT 16:17

Azimuth: 243.4° SET 19:40

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major