HR2904

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:14 | Tran: 16:26 | Set: 22:37

Alt: -13.85° Az: 292.75° Direction: West-North-West

HR2904 is a variable giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2904 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR2904 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2904. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2904 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 36m 05s

Declination +02° 40’ 04”

Hour Angle 07h 45m 17s

Sidereal Time 15h 21m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 34m 45s

Declination +02° 43’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.46°

Galactic Latitude 10.88°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.77

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2904 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2904. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2904 is distant 467.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.27

Distance (light year) 467.05

Radial Speed 46 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60489

SAO Catalogue SAO115653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36869

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1723

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3648

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2904 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.3° RISE 10:14

Max altitude: 41.2° TRANSIT 16:26

Azimuth: 272.7° SET 22:37

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor