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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:43  
clear_day Transit: 12:51  
SunsetSet: 18:59 south
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HR2751

Altitude: 16.4°   Azimuth: 334.5°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2751 is a giant star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2751 visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2751 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2751:

5.05
Giant

HR2751 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.4°
Azimuth: 334.5°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2751

HR2751 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2751 are provided in the following table:

07h 18m 31s
+49° 27’ 54”
168.11°
24.51°
Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2751 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2751 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2751.

Visibility of HR2751 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2751 is circumpolar and transits at 07:18 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2751

The image below is a photograph of HR2751 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2751 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2751 star
DSS2 image of HR2751. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2751 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2751 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2751 is distant 297.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

91.16 pc
297.17 ly
-12 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/year
0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2751

HR2751 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.25
A4III
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2751 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2751. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2751

SAO41681
SAO41681