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HR2710

HR2710 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2710 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2710 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 HR2710:

6.09
Main-sequence
HR2710 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2710

HR2710 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2710 are provided in the following table:

07h 11m 51s
+05° 39’ 16”
210.2°
7.11°
Canis Minor

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2710 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2710 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2710.

Visibility of HR2710 from your location

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

Today's HR2710 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.3°
Max altitude: 44.2°
Azimuth: 275.7°
HR2710 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2710

The image below is a photograph of HR2710 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 HR2710 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2710 star
DSS2 image of HR2710. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2710 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2710 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2710 is distant 781.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

239.81 pc
781.77 ly
42 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/year
-0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2710

HR2710 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.81
A1V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2710 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2710. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2710

SAO115062
SAO115062