HR2847

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:46 | Tran: 7:21 | Set: 9:55

Alt: -10.87° Az: 128.32° Direction: South-East

HR2847 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2847 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR2847 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 HR2847. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2847 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 26m 40s

Declination -31° 47’ 21”

Hour Angle 19h 39m 54s

Sideral Time 03h 06m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 25m 42s

Declination -31° 44’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.96°

Galactic Latitude -7.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2847.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.10

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2847 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2847. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2847 is distant 987.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 303.03

Distance (light year) 987.88

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58766

SAO Catalogue SAO197986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36045

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 4506

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2847 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 4:46

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 7:21

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 9:55

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major