HR2720

HR2720 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2720 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2720 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 HR2720:

Color of HR2720 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2720 6.1

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2720 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2720

HR2720 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2720 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 12m 04s

Declination J2000 -30° 49’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 242.8°

Galactic Latitude -9.49°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2720 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2720.

Visibility of HR2720 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 HR2720 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: 120.8° RISE 13:03

Max altitude: 7.7° TRANSIT 15:48

Azimuth: 239.2° SET 18:33

RIGHT NOW HR2720 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2720

The image below is a photograph of HR2720 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 HR2720 is -0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2720. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2720 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2720 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2720 is distant 155.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.57 pc

Distance (light year) 155.09 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2720

HR2720 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.71

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature of HR2720 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2720 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2720. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2720

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55568

SAO Catalogue SAO197686

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34782

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 4081

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major