HR2769

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:18 | Tran: 16:42 | Set: 17:06

Alt: -10.39° Az: 218.47° Direction: South-West

HR2769 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2769 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR2769 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 HR2769. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2769 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 17m 24s

Declination -38° 21’ 55”

Hour Angle 03h 25m 13s

Sidereal Time 10h 42m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 16m 31s

Declination -38° 19’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.08°

Galactic Latitude -11.91°

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Finder chart for HR2769.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type B4V

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2769 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2769. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2769 is distant 679.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 208.33

Distance (light year) 679.17

Radial Speed 45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56733

SAO Catalogue SAO197785

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35202

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 3288

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2769 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.4° RISE 16:18

Max altitude: 0.2° TRANSIT 16:42

Azimuth: 231.6° SET 17:06

Set Location

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