HR2726

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:47 | Tran: 16:11 | Set: 17:35

Alt: -37.30° Az: 255.75° Direction: West-South-West

HR2726 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2726 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR2726 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 HR2726. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2726 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 13m 19s

Declination -36° 35’ 19”

Hour Angle 07h 04m 51s

Sidereal Time 14h 18m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 12m 25s

Declination -36° 32’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 248.09°

Galactic Latitude -11.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2726.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.25

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2726 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2726. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2726 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2726 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.96

Secondary star magnitude 8.46

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2726 is distant 903.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 277.01

Distance (light year) 903.05

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55718

SAO Catalogue SAO197694

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34817

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3421

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3464

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2726 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.6° RISE 14:47

Max altitude: 1.9° TRANSIT 16:11

Azimuth: 233.4° SET 17:35

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis