HR2856

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:09 | Tran: 7:14 | Set: 9:19

Alt: -44.20° Az: 267.88° Direction: West

HR2856 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2856 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR2856 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 HR2856. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2856 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 27m 37s

Declination -34° 11’ 31”

Hour Angle 07h 59m 58s

Sideral Time 15h 27m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 26m 42s

Declination -34° 08’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 247.2°

Galactic Latitude -8.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2856.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.47

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2856 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2856. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2856 is distant 973.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 298.51

Distance (light year) 973.13

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59026

SAO Catalogue SAO198000

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36143

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 3813

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2856 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.2° RISE 5:09

Max altitude: 4.3° TRANSIT 7:14

Azimuth: 235.8° SET 9:19

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis