HR2899

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:03 | Tran: 7:17 | Set: 11:30

Alt: 2.60° Az: 233.66° Direction: South-West

HR2899 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2899 visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, HR2899 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 HR2899. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2899 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 24s

Declination -19° 28’ 02”

Hour Angle 03h 54m 21s

Sideral Time 11h 28m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 19s

Declination -19° 24’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.89°

Galactic Latitude 0.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2899.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.66

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.90

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2899 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2899. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2899 is distant 292.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.69

Distance (light year) 292.38

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60341

SAO Catalogue SAO153062

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36732

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 1944

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2899 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.5° RISE 3:03

Max altitude: 19.1° TRANSIT 7:17

Azimuth: 250.5° SET 11:30

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis