HR2761
HR2761 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.
HR2761 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2761 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 HR2761:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2761
HR2761 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2761 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2761 in the sky:

Visibility of HR2761 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR2761 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2761
The image below is a photograph of HR2761 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 HR2761 is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR2761 from the Sun and relative movement
HR2761 is distant 425.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR2761
HR2761 belongs to spectral class A0 HR2761 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2761 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
