HR2741

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:34 | Tran: 8:16 | Set: 10:57

Alt: -22.57° Az: 247.86° Direction: West-South-West

HR2741 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2741 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR2741 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2741. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2741 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 14m 44s

Declination -31° 07’ 39”

Hour Angle 05h 51m 05s

Sideral Time 13h 05m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 13m 47s

Declination -31° 05’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.2°

Galactic Latitude -9.28°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2741.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.24

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2741 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2741. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2741 is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 369.00

Distance (light year) 1,202.95

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55958

SAO Catalogue SAO197719

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34937

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 4143

General Catalogue of Variable Stars GG CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2741 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.1° RISE 5:34

Max altitude: 7.4° TRANSIT 8:16

Azimuth: 238.9° SET 10:57

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

Location

Other stars in Canis Major