HR2712

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.68° Az: 207.51° Direction: South-West

HR2712 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Volans.

HR2712 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR2712 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 HR2712. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2712 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 06m 08s

Declination -68° 52’ 39”

Hour Angle 04h 52m 45s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 06m 14s

Declination -68° 50’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 279.73°

Galactic Latitude -23.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2712.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2712 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2712. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2712 is distant 500.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.61

Distance (light year) 500.77

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55151

SAO Catalogue SAO249740

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34270

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-68 591

Visibility from Your Location

HR2712 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Volans