HR2798

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:04 | Tran: 7:16 | Set: 12:29

Alt: 6.80° Az: 113.63° Direction: East-South-East

HR2798 is a star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2798 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR2798 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2798. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2798 during the next 1000 years (0.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 22m 28s

Declination -08° 55’ 35”

Hour Angle 19h 31m 47s

Sideral Time 02h 54m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 21m 16s

Declination -08° 52’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.24°

Galactic Latitude 2.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2798.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class

Absolute magnitude 3.64

Spectral Type F5

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2798 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2798. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2798 is distant 124.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.11

Distance (light year) 124.24

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.156"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57517

SAO Catalogue SAO134563

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35642

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1862

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2798 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.9° RISE 2:04

Max altitude: 29.6° TRANSIT 7:16

Azimuth: 261.1° SET 12:29

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros