HR2823

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:27 | Tran: 8:57 | Set: 11:26

Alt: 3.39° Az: 201.14° Direction: South-South-West

HR2823 is a giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2823 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, HR2823 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 HR2823. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2823 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 24m 28s

Declination -32° 15’ 05”

Hour Angle 01h 40m 46s

Sideral Time 09h 05m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 23m 31s

Declination -32° 12’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.16°

Galactic Latitude -7.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2823.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.36

Spectral Type B3III

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2823 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2823. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2823 is distant 1,156.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 354.61

Distance (light year) 1,156.03

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58286

SAO Catalogue SAO197938

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35855

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 4454

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2823 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.3° RISE 6:27

Max altitude: 6.3° TRANSIT 8:57

Azimuth: 237.7° SET 11:26

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

Location

Other stars in Canis Major