HR2760

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:18 | Tran: 6:53 | Set: 13:24

Alt: -13.15° Az: 61.05° Direction: East-North-East

HR2760 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2760 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its faintness, HR2760 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2760. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2760 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 18m 37s

Declination +06° 38’ 04”

Hour Angle 15h 56m 18s

Sidereal Time 23h 14m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 17m 17s

Declination +06° 40’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.88°

Galactic Latitude 8.78°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2760.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -5.18

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2760 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2760. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2760 is distant 7,581.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 2,325.58

Distance (light year) 7,581.40

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56446

SAO Catalogue SAO115204

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35278

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 1594

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2760 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.4° RISE 0:18

Max altitude: 45.2° TRANSIT 6:53

Azimuth: 276.6° SET 13:24

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor