We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
Help keep this site free and ads-free! Donate Now!
public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:41  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:12
wb_twilight Astronomical TwilightWhat's Visible Now?
All Constellations » Canis Minor » 

HR2836

Altitude: -22.6°   Azimuth: 327.6°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2836 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2836 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2836 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2836 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2836 star
DSS2 image of HR2836. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2836 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2836

6.37
Sub-giant

HR2836 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -22.6°
Azimuth: 327.6°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2836

HR2836 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 HR2836 are provided in the following table:

07h 26m 27s
+10° 36’ 29”
207.31°
12.54°
Canis Minor

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2836 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2836 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2836.

Visibility of HR2836 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 HR2836 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: 79.4°
Max altitude: 49.1°
Azimuth: 280.6°

Distance of HR2836 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2836 is distant 315.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

96.81 pc
315.59 ly
-10 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/year
0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2836

HR2836 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.44
A2IV
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2836 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2836. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2836

SAO96899
SAO96899