HR2897

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:05 | Tran: 16:48 | Set: 21:31

Alt: -21.51° Az: 273.78° Direction: West

HR2897 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2897 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR2897 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 HR2897. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2897 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 32s

Declination -14° 23’ 40”

Hour Angle 07h 06m 18s

Sidereal Time 14h 40m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 22s

Declination -14° 20’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.45°

Galactic Latitude 2.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.12

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2897 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2897. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2897 is distant 1,509.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 462.96

Distance (light year) 1,509.26

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60325

SAO Catalogue SAO153061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36736

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1966

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2897 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.4° RISE 12:05

Max altitude: 24.1° TRANSIT 16:48

Azimuth: 255.6° SET 21:31

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

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In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR2897

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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