HR2829

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:49 | Tran: 7:27 | Set: 9:05

Alt: -3.75° Az: 149.42° Direction: South-South-East

HR2829 is a double giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2829 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR2829 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 HR2829. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2829 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 24m 52s

Declination -35° 53’ 14”

Hour Angle 21h 24m 47s

Sideral Time 04h 49m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 23m 58s

Declination -35° 50’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 248.48°

Galactic Latitude -9.49°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2829.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2829 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2829. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2829 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2829 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.31

Secondary star magnitude 12.51

Magnitude difference 6.2

Separation 25 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2829 is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.68

Distance (light year) 696.58

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58420

SAO Catalogue SAO197951

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35893

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3569

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2829 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.9° RISE 5:49

Max altitude: 2.6° TRANSIT 7:27

Azimuth: 234.1° SET 9:05

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis