HR2872

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 55.56° Az: 92.94° Direction: East

HR2872 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2872 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR2872 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2872. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2872 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 33m 38s

Declination +38° 50’ 26”

Hour Angle 20h 54m 04s

Sidereal Time 04h 27m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 31m 55s

Declination +38° 53’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 179.99°

Galactic Latitude 24.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2872.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.67

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2872 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2872. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2872 is distant 307.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.25

Distance (light year) 307.26

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59507

SAO Catalogue SAO60148

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36624

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 1958

Visibility from Your Location

HR2872 is circumpolar and transits at 15:31 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx