HR2743

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:42 | Tran: 8:31 | Set: 11:21

Alt: -36.89° Az: 94.16° Direction: East

HR2743 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2743 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR2743 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 HR2743. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2743 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 14m 54s

Declination -30° 23’ 02”

Hour Angle 16h 30m 29s

Sideral Time 23h 45m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 13m 57s

Declination -30° 20’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.54°

Galactic Latitude -8.92°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2743.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.91

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.2

Temperature 13585K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2743 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2743. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2743 is distant 1,448.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 444.44

Distance (light year) 1,448.89

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55985

SAO Catalogue SAO197722

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34954

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 4146

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2743 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.4° RISE 5:42

Max altitude: 8.1° TRANSIT 8:31

Azimuth: 239.6° SET 11:21

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

Location

Other stars in Canis Major