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HR2848

Altitude: -53.2°   Azimuth: 176.0°   Direction: South

HR2848 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Octans.

HR2848 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2848 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 HR2848 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2848 star
DSS2 image of HR2848. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2848 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2848

6.47
Main-sequence

HR2848 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -53.2°
Azimuth: 176.0°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2848

HR2848 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2848 are provided in the following table:

06h 46m 58s
-87° 01’ 30”
299.59°
-27.15°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2848 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2848 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2848.

Visibility of HR2848 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2848 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR2848 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2848 is distant 127.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

39.14 pc
127.59 ly
4 km/s
0.006 arcsec/year
0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2848

HR2848 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.51
F3V
6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2848 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2848. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2848

SAO258460
SAO258460