HR2732

HR2732 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2732 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2732 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2732:

Color of HR2732 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2732 5.9

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2732 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2732

HR2732 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2732 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 14m 15s

Declination J2000 -09° 56’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 224.38°

Galactic Latitude 0.48°

Constellation Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2732 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2732.

Visibility of HR2732 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2732 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.9° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 28.6° TRANSIT 19:58

Azimuth: 260.1° SET 1:09

RIGHT NOW HR2732 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2732

The image below is a photograph of HR2732 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2732 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2732. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2732 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2732 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2732 is distant 2,345.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 719.42 pc

Distance (light year) 2,345.32 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2732

HR2732 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.38

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature of HR2732 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2732 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2732. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2732

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55832

SAO Catalogue SAO134395

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34982

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 1921

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