HR2761

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -80.50° Az: 293.84° Direction: West-North-West

HR2761 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2761 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR2761 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 HR2761. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2761 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 15m 29s

Declination -46° 53’ 42”

Hour Angle 11h 08m 56s

Sidereal Time 18h 24m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 14m 45s

Declination -46° 50’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.96°

Galactic Latitude -15.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Hypergiant

HR2761 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.14

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2761 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2761. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 130.38

Distance (light year) 425.03

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56455

SAO Catalogue SAO218570

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35029

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 3000

General Catalogue of Variable Stars PR Pup

Visibility from Your Location

HR2761 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR2761

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Other stars in Puppis

HR2761

Celestial Coordinates

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