HR2897

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

HR2897 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2897 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 HR2897:

Color of HR2897 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2897 6.21

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2897 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 3°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2897

HR2897 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2897 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 33m 22s

Declination J2000 -14° 20’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 230.45°

Galactic Latitude 2.52°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2897 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2897.

Visibility of HR2897 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 HR2897 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: 104.3° RISE 11:26

Max altitude: 24.2° TRANSIT 16:09

Azimuth: 255.7° SET 20:53

RIGHT NOW HR2897 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2897

The image below is a photograph of HR2897 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 HR2897 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2897 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,509.26 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2897

HR2897 belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -2.12

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature of HR2897 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

Alternative designations of HR2897

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60325

SAO Catalogue SAO153061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36736

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1966

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis