HR2875

HR2875 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2875 visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2875 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 HR2875:

Color of HR2875 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2875 5.43

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2875 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2875

HR2875 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 HR2875 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 29m 05s

Declination J2000 -38° 48’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 251.64°

Galactic Latitude -9.93°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2875 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2875.

Visibility of HR2875 from your location

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

HR2875 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2875

The image below is a photograph of HR2875 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 HR2875 is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2875. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2875 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2875 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2875 is distant 556.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.65 pc

Distance (light year) 556.31 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2875

HR2875 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature of HR2875 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2875 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2875. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2875

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59635

SAO Catalogue SAO198045

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36363

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 3400

FK5 Catalogue 2580

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis