HR2829

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

HR2829 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2829 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2829:

Color of HR2829 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2829 6.31

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2829 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2829

HR2829 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 HR2829 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 23m 58s

Declination J2000 -35° 50’ 16”

Galactic Longitude 248.48°

Galactic Latitude -9.49°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2829 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2829.

Visibility of HR2829 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 125.8° RISE 14:21

Max altitude: 2.7° TRANSIT 16:00

Azimuth: 234.2° SET 17:39

RIGHT NOW HR2829 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2829

The image below is a photograph of HR2829 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2829 is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2829 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 696.58 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2829

HR2829 belongs to spectral class B7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of HR2829 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

HR2829 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

Alternative designations of HR2829

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58420

SAO Catalogue SAO197951

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35893

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3569

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis