HR2893

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:30 | Tran: 7:25 | Set: 14:17

Alt: -10.39° Az: 301.88° Direction: West-North-West

HR2893 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2893 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR2893 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 HR2893. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2893 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 35m 26s

Declination +10° 30’ 46”

Hour Angle 08h 07m 22s

Sideral Time 15h 42m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 34m 05s

Declination +10° 34’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.18°

Galactic Latitude 14.21°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2893.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2893 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2893. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2893 is distant 420.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.87

Distance (light year) 420.10

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60275

SAO Catalogue SAO97021

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36796

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 1563

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2893 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.5° RISE 0:30

Max altitude: 49.0° TRANSIT 7:25

Azimuth: 280.5° SET 14:17

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor