HR2788

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:27 | Tran: 6:59 | Set: 11:30

Alt: -15.82° Az: 263.31° Direction: West

HR2788 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2788 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR2788 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 HR2788. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2788 during the next 1000 years (2.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 20m 35s

Declination -16° 26’ 31”

Hour Angle 06h 19m 39s

Sideral Time 13h 40m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 19m 28s

Declination -16° 23’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.67°

Galactic Latitude -1.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2788.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.48

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2788 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2788. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2788 is distant 143.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.03

Distance (light year) 143.55

Radial Speed -39 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.157 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.132"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57167

SAO Catalogue SAO152724

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35487

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1898

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2788 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.4° RISE 2:27

Max altitude: 22.1° TRANSIT 6:59

Azimuth: 253.6° SET 11:30

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major