HR2789

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:15 | Tran: 12:59 | Set: 16:43

Alt: 8.70° Az: 206.04° Direction: South-South-West

HR2789 is a bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2789 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR2789 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 HR2789. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2789 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 18m 51s

Declination -44° 02’ 03”

Hour Angle 02h 28m 32s

Sidereal Time 09h 47m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 18m 04s

Declination -43° 59’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 255.49°

Galactic Latitude -14.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.55

Spectral Type B8II

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2789 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2789. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2789 is distant 620.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 190.48

Distance (light year) 620.95

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57197

SAO Catalogue SAO218618

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35347

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 3093

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2789 rise, transit and set times from Dārchulā, Nepal are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kathmandu):

Azimuth: 134.0° RISE 9:15

Max altitude: 16.1° TRANSIT 12:59

Azimuth: 226.0° SET 16:43

Name:	Dārchulā, Nepal
Latitude:	29° 50' 28.3" N
Longitude:	80° 31' 43.3" E
Timezone:	Asia/Kathmandu

Set Location

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