HR2841

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:35 | Tran: 7:09 | Set: 10:42

Alt: 10.81° Az: 159.66° Direction: South-South-East

HR2841 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2841 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR2841 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 HR2841. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2841 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 26m 26s

Declination -25° 16’ 05”

Hour Angle 22h 31m 15s

Sideral Time 05h 57m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 25m 25s

Declination -25° 13’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.12°

Galactic Latitude -4.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2841.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -4.20

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2841 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2841. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2841 is distant 3,227.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 990.10

Distance (light year) 3,227.72

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58612

SAO Catalogue SAO173697

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36024

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 5366

FK5 Catalogue 2574

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2841 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.3° RISE 3:35

Max altitude: 13.3° TRANSIT 7:09

Azimuth: 244.7° SET 10:42

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major