HR2889

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:01 | Tran: 7:38 | Set: 9:15

Alt: -18.00° Az: 234.36° Direction: South-West

HR2889 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2889 visual magnitude is 6.61. Because of its faintness, HR2889 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2889. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2889 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 32m 36s

Declination -35° 56’ 30”

Hour Angle 04h 50m 41s

Sideral Time 12h 23m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 31m 42s

Declination -35° 53’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.25°

Galactic Latitude -8.12°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2889.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.61

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.55

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2889 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2889. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2889 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2889 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.61

Secondary star magnitude 11.01

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 91.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2889 is distant 883.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.00

Distance (light year) 883.47

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60168

SAO Catalogue SAO198093

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36608

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3652

General Catalogue of Variable Stars PS Pup

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2889 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.9° RISE 6:01

Max altitude: 2.6° TRANSIT 7:38

Azimuth: 234.1° SET 9:15

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis