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Red giant · Puppis

HR 2719

Knowledge graphHR 2719HD 55526HIP 34670GJ 3434

Scientific overview

HR 2719 is a red giant in the constellation Puppis (Puppis), lying about 316.04 light-years from Earth.

Class K. Cooler orange stars. Long-lived and abundant; many are stable hosts for planets. Such stars have surface temperatures around 3,700–5,200 K and appear orange to the eye.

Physical properties

Spectral typeK2III
Luminosity classIII
Apparent magnitude5.12
Absolute magnitude0.19
Luminosity (Sun = 1)73.249
Colour index (B−V)1.251
Distance316.04 ly (96.9 pc)

Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.

Precision measurements

Astrometry and astrophysics from SIMBAD and Gaia DR3 · Gaia DR3 5508514570390830336

Parallax9.9274 ± 0.0726 masSIMBAD · measured
Distance100.9 pcGaia · estimated
Proper motion (RA)-18.453 mas/yrSIMBAD · measured
Proper motion (Dec)197.5 mas/yrSIMBAD · measured
Radial velocity64.31 ± 0.14 km/sSIMBAD · measured
Spectral typeK2IIISIMBAD · catalogued
Right ascension (ICRS)107.7 degSIMBAD · measured
Declination (ICRS)-48.9321 degSIMBAD · measured
Full field-level provenance
  • Parallax: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · plx_value · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Distance: ESA Gaia astrometric survey · Gaia EDR3 · Bailer-Jones (2021) · external.gaiaedr3_distance · r_med_geo · row 5508514570390830336 · Bayesian estimate · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Proper motion (RA): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Proper motion (Dec): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmdec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2018yCat.1345....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Spectral type: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · sp_type · 1978MSS...C02....0H · catalogue identifier/value · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11

measured = direct catalogue value · estimated = Bayesian inference (Bailer-Jones distance) · modeled = model output (Gaia GSP-Phot). Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.

Evolution

A red giant is an evolved star that has exhausted core hydrogen and expanded enormously, cooling at its surface as it fuses heavier elements in shells.

Location in the sky

Constellation
Puppis
Hemisphere
Southern
Best seen
Winter (N. evening sky)
RA / Dec
7.1799h / -48.9321°

Knowledge connections

  • In constellationPuppis

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • HYG DatabaseHYG Database (Hipparcos + Yale Bright Star + Gliese), by D. Nash / astronexus

    Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.

  • HipparcosESA Hipparcos space astrometry mission

    High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.