HR727

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:45 | Tran: 2:32 | Set: 5:15

Alt: -32.73° Az: 259.89° Direction: West

HR727 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR727 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR727 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 HR727. The red arrow shows the motion of HR727 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 29m 39s

Declination -30° 59’ 34”

Hour Angle 06h 59m 48s

Sideral Time 09h 29m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 28m 35s

Declination -31° 06’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.36°

Galactic Latitude -68.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR727.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR727 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR727. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR727 is distant 370.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.64

Distance (light year) 370.45

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15471

SAO Catalogue SAO193727

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11524

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 990

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR727 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 23:45

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 2:32

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 5:15

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax