HR2794

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:48 | Tran: 6:58 | Set: 9:09

Alt: -44.52° Az: 269.05° Direction: West

HR2794 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2794 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR2794 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 20m 09s

Declination -33° 46’ 27”

Hour Angle 08h 03m 45s

Sideral Time 15h 23m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 19m 13s

Declination -33° 43’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.12°

Galactic Latitude -9.42°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2794.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 734.23

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57299

SAO Catalogue SAO197842

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35463

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 3696

FK5 Catalogue 2566

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 123.8° RISE 4:48

Max altitude: 4.7° TRANSIT 6:58

Azimuth: 236.2° SET 9:09

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis