HR2804

Altitude: 79.3° Azimuth: 279.0° Direction: West

HR2804 is a giant star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2804 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2804 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 HR2804:

Color of HR2804 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2804 5.8

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2804 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 79.3°
Azimuth: 279.0°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2804

HR2804 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2804 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 24m 57s

Declination J2000 +51° 53’ 13”

Galactic Longitude 165.74°

Galactic Latitude 26.03°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2804 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2804.

Visibility of HR2804 from your location

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

HR2804 is circumpolar and transits at 14:22 UTC (altitude: 89.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2804

The image below is a photograph of HR2804 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 HR2804 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2804. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2804 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2804 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2804 is distant 1,147.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 352.11 pc

Distance (light year) 1,147.89 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2804

HR2804 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.93

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature of HR2804 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2804 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2804. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2804

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57646

SAO Catalogue SAO26333

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35984

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 1205

In Evidence

Other stars in Lynx