HR2866

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:45 | Tran: 7:05 | Set: 12:25

Alt: 28.71° Az: 201.50° Direction: South-South-West

HR2866 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2866 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR2866 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 HR2866. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2866 during the next 1000 years (1.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 30m 37s

Declination -07° 36’ 14”

Hour Angle 01h 15m 41s

Sideral Time 08h 46m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 29m 25s

Declination -07° 33’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.02°

Galactic Latitude 4.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2866.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.64

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2866 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2866. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2866 is distant 90.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.82

Distance (light year) 90.68

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.064 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.131"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59380

SAO Catalogue SAO134742

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36399

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 1996

Gliese Catalogue NN 3443

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2866 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.6° RISE 1:45

Max altitude: 30.9° TRANSIT 7:05

Azimuth: 262.4° SET 12:25

Set Location

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