HR2853

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:05 | Tran: 18:28 | Set: 22:50

Alt: 1.13° Az: 238.75° Direction: West-South-West

HR2853 is a double star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2853 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR2853 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 HR2853. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2853 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 28m 15s

Declination -17° 55’ 01”

Hour Angle 04h 15m 44s

Sidereal Time 11h 44m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 27m 07s

Declination -17° 51’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 232.83°

Galactic Latitude -0.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2853 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2853. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2853 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2853 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.63

Secondary star magnitude 10.93

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2853 is distant 280.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.98

Distance (light year) 280.31

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58954

SAO Catalogue SAO152894

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36186

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 1980

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6093

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2853 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.9° RISE 14:05

Max altitude: 20.6° TRANSIT 18:28

Azimuth: 252.1° SET 22:50

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major