HR2740
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -9.77°
Az: 166.26°
Direction: South-South-East
HR2740 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Puppis.
HR2740 visual magnitude is 4.49. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2740 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of HR2740. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2740 during the next
1000 years (-2.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.72 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR2740.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR2740.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2740 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2740.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR2740 is distant 69.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR2740 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK