HR2812

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:38 | Tran: 15:53 | Set: 20:09

Alt: 17.96° Az: 163.47° Direction: South-South-East

HR2812 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2812 visual magnitude is 4.96. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2812 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2812. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2812 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 23m 20s

Declination -19° 03’ 59”

Hour Angle 22h 53m 26s

Sidereal Time 06h 16m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 22m 13s

Declination -19° 01’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.29°

Galactic Latitude -2.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2812.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.96

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.04

Spectral Type B7IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2812 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2812. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2812 is distant 516.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 158.48

Distance (light year) 516.64

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57821

SAO Catalogue SAO152776

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35727

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1806

FK5 Catalogue 2570

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2812 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.1° RISE 11:38

Max altitude: 19.5° TRANSIT 15:53

Azimuth: 250.9° SET 20:09

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major