HR2723

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:43 | Tran: 16:43 | Set: 21:43

Alt: 2.81° Az: 247.88° Direction: West-South-West

HR2723 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2723 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR2723 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 HR2723. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2723 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 14m 18s

Declination -11° 17’ 45”

Hour Angle 04h 42m 37s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 13m 07s

Declination -11° 15’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.4°

Galactic Latitude -0.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.76

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2723 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2723. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 202.84

Distance (light year) 661.26

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55589

SAO Catalogue SAO152570

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34888

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 1849

FK5 Catalogue 2557

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2723 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.3° RISE 11:43

Max altitude: 27.2° TRANSIT 16:43

Azimuth: 258.7° SET 21:43

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major