G-type star · yellow, like our Sun

HR 2785

brightness mag 6.06F2Ia

Also catalogued as HD 57118 · HIP 35442

5,921 K

temperature

6.06

apparent magnitude

32,809,529× ☉

luminosity vs Sun

F2Ia

spectral type

Distance & comparison with our Sun

–

at light speed from Earth

1.03×

as hot as the Sun

32,809,529×

the Sun's light output

-13.94

absolute magnitude

Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

HR 2785G-type

Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction

Nearest stars

HR 2839 →18,000 ly apart
HR 2690 →30,000 ly apart
HR 2595 →37,000 ly apart
HR 2679 →43,000 ly apart
16Omi1CMa →43,000 ly apart
2 Pup →44,000 ly apart

Bright stars in Canis Major

Adhara →mag 1.5
Wezen →mag 1.8
Mirzam →mag 2.0
Aludra →mag 2.5
Furud →mag 3.0
24Omi2CMa →mag 3.0
Nganurganity →mag 3.5
13Kap CMa →mag 3.5

Can you see it tonight?

BINOCULARS NEEDED

Brightness mag 6.1To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Canis Major

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.