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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:45  
clear_day Transit: 12:57  
SunsetSet: 21:10 south
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HR2703

Altitude: 71.2°   Azimuth: 281.9°   Direction: West-North-West

HR2703 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2703 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2703 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2703:

5.47
Giant

HR2703 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 71.2°
Azimuth: 281.9°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2703

HR2703 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2703 are provided in the following table:

07h 13m 23s
+51° 25’ 44”
165.8°
24.18°
Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2703 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2703 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2703.

Visibility of HR2703 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2703 is circumpolar and transits at 14:10 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2703

The image below is a photograph of HR2703 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2703 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2703 star
DSS2 image of HR2703. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2703 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2703 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2703 is distant 772.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

236.97 pc
772.51 ly
-51 km/s
0.006 arcsec/year
0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2703

HR2703 belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.40
M3III
3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2703 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2703. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2703

SAO26223
SAO26223