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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:08 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:42
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HR734

Altitude: -35.8°   Azimuth: 151.3°   Direction: South-South-East

HR734 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Horologium.

HR734 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR734 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR734 is 0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR734 star
DSS2 image of HR734. The red arrow shows the motion of HR734 during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR734

6.37
Hypergiant

HR734 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -35.8°
Azimuth: 151.3°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR734

HR734 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 HR734 are provided in the following table:

02h 28m 04s
-64° 17’ 58”
287°
-49.73°
Horologium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR734 in the sky:

Finder chart HR734 star
Simplified finder chart for HR734.

Visibility of HR734 from your location

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

HR734 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR734 from the Sun and relative movement

HR734 is distant 384.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

118.06 pc
384.89 ly
10 km/s
0.037 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR734

HR734 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.01
A0V
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR734 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR734. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR734

SAO248567
SAO248567