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HR2748

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -30.88°   Az: 124.36°   Direction: South-East

HR2748 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2748 visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, HR2748 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.

Image of HR2748 star
DSS2 image of HR2748. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2748 during the next 1000 years (1.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 14m 17s
-44° 40’ 59”
18h 19m 10s
01h 33m 27s

J2000

07h 13m 32s
-44° 38’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

255.77°
-15.04°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2748 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2748.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.1
Giant

1.18
M5III
3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2748 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2748. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2748 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2748 double sysyem:

5.1
11.5
6.4
62 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2748 is distant 198.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

60.75
198.06
53 km/s
0.114 arcsec/y
0.33"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO218549
SAO218549

Visibility from Your Location

HR2748 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK