HR2754

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -78.11° Az: 187.39° Direction: South

HR2754 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR2754 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR2754 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 HR2754. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2754 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 12m 16s

Declination -63° 14’ 01”

Hour Angle 11h 46m 30s

Sidereal Time 18h 58m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 12m 02s

Declination -63° 11’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 274°

Galactic Latitude -21.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2754.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.30

Spectral Type A0IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2754 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2754. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2754 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 HR2754 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 6.42

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2754 is distant 598.17 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 183.49

Distance (light year) 598.17

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56239

SAO Catalogue SAO249774

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34780

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 789

Visibility from Your Location

HR2754 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina