HR2786
HR2786 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Canis Major.
HR2786 visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2786 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2786:
HR2786 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -55.0°
Azimuth: 302.7°
Direction: West-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2786
HR2786 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2786 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2786 in the sky:

Visibility of HR2786 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR2786 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2786
The image below is a photograph of HR2786 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2786 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR2786 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR2786
HR2786 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2786 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
