HR2877

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:26 | Tran: 16:54 | Set: 0:22

Alt: 33.68° Az: 105.79° Direction: East-South-East

HR2877 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2877 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, HR2877 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 HR2877. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2877 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 33m 15s

Declination +17° 01’ 50”

Hour Angle 20h 12m 30s

Sidereal Time 03h 45m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 31m 48s

Declination +17° 05’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.8°

Galactic Latitude 16.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.59

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2877 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2877. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2877 is distant 301.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.51

Distance (light year) 301.57

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.078"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59686

SAO Catalogue SAO96985

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36616

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 1596

FK5 Catalogue 2585

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2877 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.0° RISE 9:26

Max altitude: 55.6° TRANSIT 16:54

Azimuth: 287.0° SET 0:22

Set Location

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