HR2879

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:06 | Tran: 17:11 | Set: 1:20

Alt: -14.20° Az: 343.86° Direction: North-North-West

HR2879 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2879 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR2879 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2879. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2879 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 21s

Declination +22° 49’ 54”

Hour Angle 10h 51m 59s

Sidereal Time 18h 26m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 32m 50s

Declination +22° 53’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.3°

Galactic Latitude 18.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2879 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2879. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2879 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2879 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 8.74

Magnitude difference 2.2

Separation 11.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2879 is distant 473.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.35

Distance (light year) 473.84

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59878

SAO Catalogue SAO79489

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36690

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 1744

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6160

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2879 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.2° RISE 9:06

Max altitude: 61.4° TRANSIT 17:11

Azimuth: 292.8° SET 1:20

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini