HR2723
HR2723 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Canis Major.
HR2723 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2723 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 HR2723:
HR2723 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 17.6°
Azimuth: 136.7°
Direction: South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2723
HR2723 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 HR2723 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2723 in the sky:

Visibility of HR2723 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR2723 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2723
The image below is a photograph of HR2723 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 HR2723 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR2723 from the Sun and relative movement
HR2723 is distant 661.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR2723
HR2723 belongs to spectral class K0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2723 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
