HR2733

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:37 | Tran: 8:27 | Set: 12:18

Alt: -1.80° Az: 125.94° Direction: South-East

HR2733 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2733 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR2733 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 HR2733. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2733 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 14m 51s

Declination -22° 57’ 00”

Hour Angle 19h 54m 00s

Sideral Time 03h 08m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 13m 48s

Declination -22° 54’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.84°

Galactic Latitude -5.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2733.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.06

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.21

Temperature 13831K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2733 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2733. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2733 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2733 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 8.16

Magnitude difference 1.8

Separation 19.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2733 is distant 1,574.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 483.09

Distance (light year) 1,574.88

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55856

SAO Catalogue SAO173247

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34940

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1761

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5912

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2733 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.0° RISE 4:37

Max altitude: 15.6° TRANSIT 8:27

Azimuth: 247.0° SET 12:18

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major