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HR2898

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 59.27°   Az: 88.35°   Direction: East

HR2898 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2898 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR2898 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.

Image of HR2898 star
DSS2 image of HR2898. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2898 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 37m 40s
+42° 58’ 28”
21h 02m 51s
04h 40m 31s

J2000

07h 35m 56s
+43° 01’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

175.8°
25.89°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2898 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2898.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.3
Hypergiant

0.89
F0
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2898 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2898. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2898 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2898 double sysyem:

6.3
7.4
1.1
2.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2898 is distant 393.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

120.63
393.24
21 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41877
SAO41877

Visibility from Your Location

HR2898 is circumpolar and transits at 07:38 UTC (altitude: 81.5°)