HR2834

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:54 | Tran: 7:27 | Set: 10:01

Alt: -6.77° Az: 225.23° Direction: South-West

HR2834 is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2834 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, HR2834 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 HR2834. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2834 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 25m 40s

Declination -31° 51’ 32”

Hour Angle 03h 44m 23s

Sideral Time 11h 10m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 24m 43s

Declination -31° 48’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.92°

Galactic Latitude -7.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2834.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2834 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2834. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2834 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2834 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.35

Secondary star magnitude 7.45

Magnitude difference 2.1

Separation 99.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2834 is distant 551.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 169.20

Distance (light year) 551.61

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58535

SAO Catalogue SAO197964

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35957

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 4482

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3584

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2834 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.9° RISE 4:54

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 7:27

Azimuth: 238.1° SET 10:01

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major