HR2801

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:30 | Tran: 16:29 | Set: 22:27

Alt: -22.69° Az: 301.94° Direction: West-North-West

HR2801 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2801 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR2801 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 HR2801. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2801 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 23m 21s

Declination +00° 07’ 38”

Hour Angle 08h 33m 53s

Sidereal Time 15h 57m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 22m 03s

Declination +00° 10’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.28°

Galactic Latitude 6.89°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -5.08

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2801 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2801. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2801 is distant 5,344.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,639.34

Distance (light year) 5,344.26

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57608

SAO Catalogue SAO115335

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35712

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 1915

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2801 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.9° RISE 10:30

Max altitude: 38.6° TRANSIT 16:29

Azimuth: 270.1° SET 22:27

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor