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HR2867

Altitude: -11.8°   Azimuth: 268.2°   Direction: West

HR2867 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2867 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2867 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2867 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2867 star
DSS2 image of HR2867. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2867 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2867

5.75
Giant

HR2867 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -11.8°
Azimuth: 268.2°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2867

HR2867 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 HR2867 are provided in the following table:

07h 29m 22s
-10° 19’ 36”
226.46°
3.58°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2867 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2867 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2867.

Visibility of HR2867 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 HR2867 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: 100.3°
Max altitude: 28.2°
Azimuth: 259.7°

Distance of HR2867 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2867 is distant 926.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

284.09 pc
926.14 ly
-7 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2867

HR2867 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.52
K5III
3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2867 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2867. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2867

SAO152941
SAO152941