HR2791

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:47 | Tran: 12:35 | Set: 16:19

Alt: 9.52° Az: 152.84° Direction: South-South-East

HR2791 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2791 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR2791 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 HR2791. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2791 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 19m 25s

Declination -39° 15’ 29”

Hour Angle 21h 37m 47s

Sidereal Time 04h 57m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 18m 33s

Declination -39° 12’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 251.08°

Galactic Latitude -11.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2791.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.54

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2791 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2791. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2791 is distant 469.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.88

Distance (light year) 469.06

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57240

SAO Catalogue SAO197836

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35393

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 3309

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2791 rise, transit and set times from Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 129.3° RISE 8:47

Max altitude: 16.5° TRANSIT 12:35

Azimuth: 230.7° SET 16:19

Name:	Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan
Latitude:	34° 11' 57.5" N
Longitude:	134° 36' 32.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Tokyo

Set Location

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