HR2863

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:11 | Tran: 7:11 | Set: 10:12

Alt: -17.15° Az: 244.38° Direction: West-South-West

HR2863 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2863 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, HR2863 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 HR2863. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2863 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 28m 58s

Declination -29° 12’ 27”

Hour Angle 05h 23m 10s

Sideral Time 12h 52m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 27m 59s

Declination -29° 09’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.88°

Galactic Latitude -5.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2863.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Main-sequence

HR2863 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.04

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2863 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2863. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2863 is distant 673.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 206.61

Distance (light year) 673.55

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59256

SAO Catalogue SAO173799

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36258

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 4383

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2863 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.2° RISE 4:11

Max altitude: 9.3° TRANSIT 7:11

Azimuth: 240.8° SET 10:12

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis