HR2860

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

HR2860 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2860 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2860:

Color of HR2860 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2860 5.95

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2860 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2860

HR2860 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2860 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 27m 42s

Declination J2000 -22° 51’ 34”

Galactic Longitude 237.29°

Galactic Latitude -2.74°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2860 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2860.

Visibility of HR2860 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 112.9° RISE 12:13

Max altitude: 15.7° TRANSIT 16:04

Azimuth: 247.1° SET 19:54

RIGHT NOW HR2860 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2860

The image below is a photograph of HR2860 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2860 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2860 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 881.08 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2860

HR2860 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature of HR2860 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

Alternative designations of HR2860

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59136

SAO Catalogue SAO173778

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36236

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1878

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis