HR2895

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:18 | Tran: 8:54 | Set: 10:29

Alt: -10.51° Az: 136.65° Direction: South-East

HR2895 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2895 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR2895 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 HR2895. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2895 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 33m 16s

Declination -36° 00’ 56”

Hour Angle 20h 13m 47s

Sideral Time 03h 47m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 32m 22s

Declination -35° 57’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.38°

Galactic Latitude -8.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2895.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.48

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2895 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2895. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2895 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2895 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 7.5

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2895 is distant 739.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.76

Distance (light year) 739.23

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60312

SAO Catalogue SAO198104

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36657

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3659

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2895 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 7:18

Max altitude: 2.5° TRANSIT 8:54

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 10:29

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Puppis