HR2720

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:50 | Tran: 16:34 | Set: 19:19

Alt: -14.16° Az: 122.18° Direction: East-South-East

HR2720 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2720 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR2720 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 13m 02s

Declination -30° 51’ 56”

Hour Angle 19h 08m 11s

Sidereal Time 02h 21m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 12m 04s

Declination -30° 49’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.8°

Galactic Latitude -9.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2720.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.71

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 155.09

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55568

SAO Catalogue SAO197686

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34782

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 4081

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2720 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.9° RISE 13:50

Max altitude: 7.7° TRANSIT 16:34

Azimuth: 239.1° SET 19:19

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major