HR2747

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:41 | Tran: 7:23 | Set: 14:01

Alt: 18.09° Az: 100.20° Direction: East

HR2747 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2747 visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, HR2747 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 HR2747. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2747 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 16m 59s

Declination +07° 55’ 57”

Hour Angle 19h 16m 38s

Sideral Time 02h 33m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 15m 39s

Declination +07° 58’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.53°

Galactic Latitude 8.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2747.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.52

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2747 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2747. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2747 is distant 603.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 185.19

Distance (light year) 603.70

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56031

SAO Catalogue SAO115159

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35120

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 1712

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3486

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2747 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.1° RISE 0:41

Max altitude: 46.5° TRANSIT 7:23

Azimuth: 277.9° SET 14:01

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor