K-type star · orange

HR 2786

1,254 lybrightness mag 5.29G2II

Also catalogued as HD 57146 · HIP 35427

4,851 K

temperature

5.29

apparent magnitude

986× ☉

luminosity vs Sun

G2II

spectral type

Distance & comparison with our Sun

1,254 years

at light speed from Earth

0.84×

as hot as the Sun

986×

the Sun's light output

-2.63

absolute magnitude

Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

HR 2786K-type

Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction

Nearest stars

HR 2855 →87 ly apart
HD 59235 →120 ly apart
HR 2819 →140 ly apart
HR 2623 →150 ly apart
Nganurganity →160 ly apart
Azmidi →160 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?

VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE

Brightness mag 5.3To see it no equipment neededLook 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.