HR2729

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:46 | Tran: 13:59 | Set: 20:13

Alt: 10.13° Az: 97.88° Direction: South

HR2729 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2729 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, HR2729 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 HR2729. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2729 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 15m 40s

Declination +03° 03’ 56”

Hour Angle 18h 49m 45s

Sidereal Time 02h 05m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 14m 20s

Declination +03° 06’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.76°

Galactic Latitude 6.51°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.46

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2729 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2729. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2729 is distant 749.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 229.89

Distance (light year) 749.43

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55751

SAO Catalogue SAO115119

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34987

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1609

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2729 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.9° RISE 7:46

Max altitude: 41.6° TRANSIT 13:59

Azimuth: 273.1° SET 20:13

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor