HR2756

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:36 | Tran: 16:22 | Set: 19:07

Alt: 5.99° Az: 196.88° Direction: South-South-West

HR2756 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2756 visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, HR2756 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 HR2756. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2756 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 16m 20s

Declination -30° 43’ 56”

Hour Angle 01h 18m 30s

Sidereal Time 08h 34m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 15m 20s

Declination -30° 41’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.99°

Galactic Latitude -8.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2756.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2756 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2756. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2756 is distant 645.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 198.02

Distance (light year) 645.54

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56342

SAO Catalogue SAO197756

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35083

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 4184

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2756 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.7° RISE 13:36

Max altitude: 7.8° TRANSIT 16:22

Azimuth: 239.3° SET 19:07

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major