HR2883

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:03 | Tran: 7:15 | Set: 12:28

Alt: 1.67° Az: 106.62° Direction: East-South-East

HR2883 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2883 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR2883 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 HR2883. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2883 during the next 1000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 33m 17s

Declination -08° 56’ 06”

Hour Angle 18h 56m 40s

Sideral Time 02h 29m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 32m 05s

Declination -08° 52’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.5°

Galactic Latitude 4.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2883.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.52

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2883 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2883. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2883 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2883 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.9

Secondary star magnitude 8.6

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 23.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2883 is distant 97.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 55 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.94

Distance (light year) 97.60

Radial Speed 55 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.09 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.157"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59984

SAO Catalogue SAO134806

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36640

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 1964

Gliese Catalogue NN 3449 A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6158

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2883 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.9° RISE 2:03

Max altitude: 29.6° TRANSIT 7:15

Azimuth: 261.1° SET 12:28

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros