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HR2844

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.23°   Az: 292.86°   Direction: West-North-West

HR2844 is a multiple star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2844 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR2844 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.

Image of HR2844 star
DSS2 image of HR2844. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2844 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 30m 41s
+48° 07’ 52”
04h 27m 31s
11h 58m 12s

J2000

07h 28m 51s
+48° 11’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

169.91°
25.87°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2844 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2844.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.72
HR2844 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

0.22
B9
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2844 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2844. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2844 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2844 double sysyem:

5.72
10.32
4.6
16.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2844 is distant 410.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

125.79
410.06
21 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
-0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41797
SAO41797

Visibility from Your Location

HR2844 is circumpolar and transits at 07:43 UTC (altitude: 86.7°)