HR2884

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.86° Az: 144.15° Direction: South-East

HR2884 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR2884 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR2884 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 HR2884. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2884 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 30m 36s

Declination -52° 42’ 17”

Hour Angle 19h 58m 17s

Sidereal Time 03h 28m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 29m 59s

Declination -52° 39’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.5°

Galactic Latitude -15.79°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2884 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2884. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2884 is distant 330.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.32

Distance (light year) 330.29

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60060

SAO Catalogue SAO235239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36444

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 1198

Visibility from Your Location

HR2884 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina