HR2762

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.52° Az: 250.59° Direction: West-South-West

HR2762 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2762 visual magnitude is 4.76. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2762 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2762. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2762 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 15m 19s

Declination -48° 18’ 57”

Hour Angle 08h 01m 25s

Sideral Time 15h 16m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 14m 38s

Declination -48° 16’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.31°

Galactic Latitude -16.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2762.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.42

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2762 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2762. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2762 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2762 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.76

Secondary star magnitude 13.36

Magnitude difference 8.6

Separation 18.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2762 is distant 354.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.70

Distance (light year) 354.35

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56456

SAO Catalogue SAO218567

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35020

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 2807

Visibility from Your Location

HR2762 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis