HR2724

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:32 | Tran: 6:48 | Set: 10:03

Alt: -3.79° Az: 228.68° Direction: South-West

HR2724 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2724 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR2724 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2724. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2724 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 13m 23s

Declination -27° 31’ 02”

Hour Angle 03h 50m 41s

Sideral Time 11h 04m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 12m 24s

Declination -27° 28’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.8°

Galactic Latitude -7.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2724.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.42

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2724 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2724. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2724 is distant 821.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 251.89

Distance (light year) 821.16

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55595

SAO Catalogue SAO173200

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34814

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3761

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HN CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2724 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.5° RISE 3:32

Max altitude: 11.0° TRANSIT 6:48

Azimuth: 242.5° SET 10:03

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major