HR2708

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:42 | Tran: 6:57 | Set: 10:13

Alt: -3.27° Az: 227.79° Direction: South-West

HR2708 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2708 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR2708 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.

DSS2 image of HR2708. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2708 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 11m 19s

Declination -27° 31’ 59”

Hour Angle 03h 46m 02s

Sideral Time 10h 57m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 10m 19s

Declination -27° 29’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.61°

Galactic Latitude -8.37°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2708.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.01

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2708 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2708. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2708 is distant 643.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.24

Distance (light year) 643.00

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55070

SAO Catalogue SAO173122

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34624

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3710

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2708 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.5° RISE 3:42

Max altitude: 11.0° TRANSIT 6:57

Azimuth: 242.5° SET 10:13

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major