HR2885

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:10 | Tran: 16:42 | Set: 18:14

Alt: -73.44° Az: 333.74° Direction: North-North-West

HR2885 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2885 visual magnitude is 6.68. Because of its faintness, HR2885 is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 32m 21s

Declination -36° 12’ 28”

Hour Angle 11h 24m 01s

Sidereal Time 18h 56m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 31m 25s

Declination -36° 09’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.46°

Galactic Latitude -8.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.68

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.59

Spectral Type B4V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 926.14

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60098

SAO Catalogue SAO198086

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36582

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3650

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3629

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2885 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.2° RISE 15:10

Max altitude: 2.3° TRANSIT 16:42

Azimuth: 233.8° SET 18:14

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Other stars in Puppis

HR2885

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J2000

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Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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