HR2766

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:42 | Tran: 16:54 | Set: 20:06

Alt: 5.90° Az: 207.63° Direction: South-South-West

HR2766 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2766 visual magnitude is 4.64. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2766 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 HR2766. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2766 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 17m 36s

Declination -27° 55’ 39”

Hour Angle 02h 05m 54s

Sidereal Time 09h 23m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 16m 35s

Declination -27° 52’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.58°

Galactic Latitude -7.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.64

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2766 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2766. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2766 is distant 452.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.89

Distance (light year) 452.78

Radial Speed 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56618

SAO Catalogue SAO173360

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35205

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3852

FK5 Catalogue 2562

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2766 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.9° RISE 13:42

Max altitude: 10.6° TRANSIT 16:54

Azimuth: 242.1° SET 20:06

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major