HR2761
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -17.92°
Az: 145.67°
Direction: South-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR2761.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
HR2761 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.
Simplified finder chart for HR2761.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2761 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR2761 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK