HR2850

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:18 | Tran: 7:02 | Set: 10:46

Alt: -35.90° Az: 276.35° Direction: West

HR2850 is a star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2850 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR2850 is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 27m 43s

Declination -23° 45’ 48”

Hour Angle 07h 53m 35s

Sideral Time 15h 21m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 26m 40s

Declination -23° 42’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.93°

Galactic Latitude -3.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2850.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.56

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.38

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 243.90

Distance (light year) 795.12

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58907

SAO Catalogue SAO173743

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36140

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 5477

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2850 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.8° RISE 3:18

Max altitude: 14.8° TRANSIT 7:02

Azimuth: 246.2° SET 10:46

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major