HR2716

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:42 | Tran: 16:46 | Set: 20:49

Alt: 0.80° Az: 233.76° Direction: South-West

HR2716 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2716 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR2716 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 HR2716. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2716 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 12m 47s

Declination -20° 55’ 36”

Hour Angle 03h 58m 48s

Sidereal Time 11h 11m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 11m 41s

Declination -20° 52’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.8°

Galactic Latitude -5.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.04

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2716 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2716. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2716 is distant 488.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.93

Distance (light year) 488.76

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55344

SAO Catalogue SAO173168

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34758

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 1767

FK5 Catalogue 2556

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2716 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.9° RISE 12:42

Max altitude: 17.6° TRANSIT 16:46

Azimuth: 249.1° SET 20:49

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major