HR2802

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:51 | Tran: 8:19 | Set: 11:47

Alt: 0.24° Az: 135.05° Direction: South-East

HR2802 is a giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2802 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR2802 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 HR2802. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2802 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 22m 05s

Declination -25° 56’ 21”

Hour Angle 20h 32m 53s

Sideral Time 03h 54m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 21m 04s

Declination -25° 53’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.26°

Galactic Latitude -5.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2802.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2802 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2802. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2802 is distant 722.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 221.73

Distance (light year) 722.84

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57615

SAO Catalogue SAO173529

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35626

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 4400

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2802 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.9° RISE 4:51

Max altitude: 12.6° TRANSIT 8:19

Azimuth: 244.1° SET 11:47

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major