HR2739

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:04 | Tran: 16:09 | Set: 21:14

Alt: -47.18° Az: 21.43° Direction: North-North-East

HR2739 is a hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2739 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR2739 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 HR2739. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2739 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 15m 40s

Declination -10° 21’ 43”

Hour Angle 12h 58m 29s

Sidereal Time 20h 14m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 14m 28s

Declination -10° 19’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.73°

Galactic Latitude 0.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.33

Spectral Type B0III

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2739 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2739. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2739 is distant 2,432.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 746.27

Distance (light year) 2,432.84

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55879

SAO Catalogue SAO152598

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34999

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 1933

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2739 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.4° RISE 11:04

Max altitude: 28.2° TRANSIT 16:09

Azimuth: 259.6° SET 21:14

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros