HR2771

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:39 | Tran: 12:32 | Set: 15:26

Alt: 3.11° Az: 156.92° Direction: South-South-East

HR2771 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2771 visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, HR2771 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 HR2771. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2771 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 16m 59s

Declination -46° 49’ 15”

Hour Angle 21h 40m 24s

Sidereal Time 04h 57m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 16m 15s

Declination -46° 46’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.99°

Galactic Latitude -15.45°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.66

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.97

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.44

Temperature 3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2771 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2771. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2771 is distant 692.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 212.31

Distance (light year) 692.14

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56813

SAO Catalogue SAO218589

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35181

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 3023

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2771 rise, transit and set times from Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 136.8° RISE 9:39

Max altitude: 9.0° TRANSIT 12:32

Azimuth: 223.2° SET 15:26

Name:	Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan
Latitude:	34° 11' 57.5" N
Longitude:	134° 36' 32.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Tokyo

Set Location

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