HR2734

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:48 | Tran: 16:04 | Set: 19:21

Alt: 6.31° Az: 151.93° Direction: South-South-East

HR2734 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2734 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR2734 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 HR2734. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2734 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 14m 37s

Declination -27° 24’ 04”

Hour Angle 21h 52m 51s

Sidereal Time 05h 07m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 13m 36s

Declination -27° 21’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.81°

Galactic Latitude -7.65°

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Finder chart for HR2734.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.88

Spectral Type B0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.23

Temperature 14354K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2734 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2734. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2734 is distant 5,174.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,587.30

Distance (light year) 5,174.60

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55857

SAO Catalogue SAO173244

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34924

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3789

General Catalogue of Variable Stars GY CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2734 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.4° RISE 12:48

Max altitude: 11.1° TRANSIT 16:04

Azimuth: 242.6° SET 19:21

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major