HR2794

HR2794 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2794 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2794 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 HR2794:

Color of HR2794 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2794 6.3

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2794 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2794

HR2794 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 HR2794 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 19m 13s

Declination J2000 -33° 43’ 37”

Galactic Longitude 246.12°

Galactic Latitude -9.42°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2794 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2794.

Visibility of HR2794 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2794 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.7° RISE 13:44

Max altitude: 4.8° TRANSIT 15:55

Azimuth: 236.3° SET 18:06

RIGHT NOW HR2794 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2794

The image below is a photograph of HR2794 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 HR2794 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2794. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2794 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2794 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2794 is distant 734.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 225.23 pc

Distance (light year) 734.23 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2794

HR2794 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature of HR2794 4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2794 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2794. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2794

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57299

SAO Catalogue SAO197842

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35463

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 3696

FK5 Catalogue 2566

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis