HR2885

HR2885 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2885 visual magnitude is 6.68. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2885 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 HR2885:

Color of HR2885 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2885 6.68

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2885 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2885

HR2885 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 HR2885 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 31m 25s

Declination J2000 -36° 09’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 249.46°

Galactic Latitude -8.29°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2885 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2885.

Visibility of HR2885 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 HR2885 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: 126.2° RISE 14:34

Max altitude: 2.4° TRANSIT 16:07

Azimuth: 233.8° SET 17:40

RIGHT NOW HR2885 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2885

The image below is a photograph of HR2885 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 HR2885 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2885. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2885 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2885 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2885 is distant 926.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 284.09 pc

Distance (light year) 926.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2885

HR2885 belongs to spectral class B4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.59

Spectral Type B4V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature of HR2885 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2885 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2885. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2885

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60098

SAO Catalogue SAO198086

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36582

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3650

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3629

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis