HR2730

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:27 | Tran: 13:19 | Set: 17:11

Alt: -56.34° Az: 39.83° Direction: North-East

HR2730 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2730 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR2730 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 HR2730. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2730 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 14m 28s

Declination -22° 43’ 06”

Hour Angle 13h 30m 32s

Sidereal Time 20h 45m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 13m 23s

Declination -22° 40’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.58°

Galactic Latitude -5.58°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.88

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2730 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2730. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2730 is distant 779.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 239.23

Distance (light year) 779.90

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55762

SAO Catalogue SAO173230

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34914

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1756

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3467

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2730 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.7° RISE 9:27

Max altitude: 15.8° TRANSIT 13:19

Azimuth: 247.3° SET 17:11

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major