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HR2767

Altitude: -87.4°   Azimuth: 115.0°   Direction: East-South-East

HR2767 is a giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR2767 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2767 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 HR2767:

5.97
Giant

HR2767 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -87.4°
Azimuth: 115.0°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2767

HR2767 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 HR2767 are provided in the following table:

07h 15m 20s
-52° 29’ 58”
263.45°
-17.78°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2767 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2767 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2767.

Visibility of HR2767 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2767 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2767

The image below is a photograph of HR2767 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 HR2767 is -0.058 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.103 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2767 star
DSS2 image of HR2767. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2767 during the next 1000 years (-0.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.72 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2767 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2767 is distant 388.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

119.19 pc
388.56 ly
39 km/s
-0.058 arcsec/year
0.103 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2767

HR2767 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.59
K1III
4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2767 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2767. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2767

SAO235040
SAO235040