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HR2709

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.95°   Az: 10.36°   Direction: North

HR2709 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR2709 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR2709 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.

Image of HR2709 star
DSS2 image of HR2709. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2709 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 29m 57s
+81° 12’ 21”
21h 25m 30s
04h 55m 27s

J2000

07h 25m 21s
+81° 15’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

132.74°
28.08°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2709 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2709.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.31
Hypergiant

-0.72
A0III
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2709 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2709. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2709 is distant 831.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

255.10
831.63
-8 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO1164
SAO1164

Visibility from Your Location

HR2709 is circumpolar and transits at 06:32 UTC (altitude: 60.3°)