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HR2752

Altitude: -46.2°   Azimuth: 331.9°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2752 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2752 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2752 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2752 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2752 star
DSS2 image of HR2752. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2752 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2752

5.95
Hypergiant

HR2752 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -46.2°
Azimuth: 331.9°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2752

HR2752 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2752 are provided in the following table:

07h 15m 43s
-10° 35’ 02”
225.11°
0.5°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2752 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2752 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2752.

Visibility of HR2752 from your location

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

Today's HR2752 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.6°
Max altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 259.4°

Distance of HR2752 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2752 is distant 401.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

123.15 pc
401.48 ly
-13 km/s
0.011 arcsec/year
-0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2752

HR2752 belongs to spectral class K0

0.50
K0
4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2752 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2752. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2752

SAO152621
SAO152621