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HR2894

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.05°   Az: 311.67°   Direction: North-West

HR2894 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2894 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR2894 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.

Image of HR2894 star
DSS2 image of HR2894. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2894 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 38m 50s
+55° 41’ 48”
05h 53m 13s
13h 32m 03s

J2000

07h 36m 47s
+55° 45’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

161.77°
28.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2894.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.92
Giant

1.25
K2III
4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2894 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2894. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2894 is distant 280.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

85.98
280.31
1 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/y
-0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26423
SAO26423

Visibility from Your Location

HR2894 is circumpolar and transits at 15:56 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)