HR2824

HR2824 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2824 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2824 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 HR2824:

Color of HR2824 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2824 6.6

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2824 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2824

HR2824 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2824 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 23m 54s

Declination J2000 -30° 13’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 243.41°

Galactic Latitude -6.94°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2824 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2824.

Visibility of HR2824 from your location

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

Today's HR2824 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.2° RISE 12:57

Max altitude: 8.3° TRANSIT 15:48

Azimuth: 239.8° SET 18:39

RIGHT NOW HR2824 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2824

The image below is a photograph of HR2824 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 HR2824 is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2824. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2824 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2824 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2824 is distant 2,089.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 641.03 pc

Distance (light year) 2,089.74 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2824

HR2824 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.43

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.2

Temperature of HR2824 13585K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2824 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2824. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2824

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58325

SAO Catalogue SAO197944

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35887

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 4322

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major