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HR2850

Altitude: -48.1°   Azimuth: 295.8°   Direction: West-North-West

HR2850 is a star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2850 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2850 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 HR2850 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2850 star
DSS2 image of HR2850. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2850 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2850

6.56

HR2850 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -48.1°
Azimuth: 295.8°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2850

HR2850 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 HR2850 are provided in the following table:

07h 26m 40s
-23° 42’ 43”
237.93°
-3.36°
Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2850 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2850 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2850.

Visibility of HR2850 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 HR2850 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: 113.7°
Max altitude: 14.8°
Azimuth: 246.3°

Distance of HR2850 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2850 is distant 795.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

243.90 pc
795.12 ly
27 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2850

HR2850 belongs to spectral class A1

-0.38
A1
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2850 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2850. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2850

SAO173743
SAO173743