HR2859

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:59 | Tran: 8:57 | Set: 13:56

Alt: 23.88° Az: 204.56° Direction: South-South-West

HR2859 is a variable and multiple supergiant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2859 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR2859 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 HR2859. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2859 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 29m 01s

Declination -11° 36’ 31”

Hour Angle 01h 31m 18s

Sideral Time 09h 00m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 27m 51s

Declination -11° 33’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.36°

Galactic Latitude 2.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2859.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type G8I

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2859 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2859. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2859 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2859 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.79

Secondary star magnitude 7.79

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2859 is distant 1,009.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 309.60

Distance (light year) 1,009.29

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59067

SAO Catalogue SAO152909

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36251

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 1951

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3600

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6104

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2859 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.6° RISE 3:59

Max altitude: 26.9° TRANSIT 8:57

Azimuth: 258.4° SET 13:56

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major