HR2860

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:28 | Tran: 16:18 | Set: 20:09

Alt: -60.85° Az: 14.33° Direction: North-North-East

HR2860 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2860 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR2860 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 HR2860. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2860 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 28m 47s

Declination -22° 54’ 46”

Hour Angle 12h 30m 04s

Sidereal Time 19h 58m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 27m 42s

Declination -22° 51’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.29°

Galactic Latitude -2.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2860.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2860 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2860. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2860 is distant 881.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 270.27

Distance (light year) 881.08

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59136

SAO Catalogue SAO173778

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36236

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1878

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2860 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.9° RISE 12:28

Max altitude: 15.6° TRANSIT 16:18

Azimuth: 247.1° SET 20:09

Set Location

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