HR2825

Altitude: -46.4° Azimuth: 47.9° Direction: North-East

HR2825 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2825 visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2825 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 HR2825:

Color of HR2825 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2825 5.33

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2825 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -46.4°
Azimuth: 47.9°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2825

HR2825 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2825 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 24m 40s

Declination J2000 -16° 12’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 231.09°

Galactic Latitude -0.21°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2825 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2825.

Visibility of HR2825 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 HR2825 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: 106.2° RISE 10:41

Max altitude: 22.3° TRANSIT 15:13

Azimuth: 253.8° SET 19:46

RIGHT NOW HR2825 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2825

The image below is a photograph of HR2825 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 HR2825 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2825. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2825 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2825 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2825 is distant 944.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 289.86 pc

Distance (light year) 944.93 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2825

HR2825 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.98

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature of HR2825 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2825 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2825. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2825

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58343

SAO Catalogue SAO152834

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35951

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 1810

General Catalogue of Variable Stars FW CMa

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major