HR2900

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:43 | Tran: 7:20 | Set: 10:57

Alt: -39.06° Az: 81.19° Direction: East

HR2900 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2900 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR2900 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 HR2900. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2900 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 11s

Declination -24° 45’ 56”

Hour Angle 15h 50m 43s

Sideral Time 23h 24m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 09s

Declination -24° 42’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.51°

Galactic Latitude -2.54°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2900.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2900 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2900. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2900 is distant 305.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.81

Distance (light year) 305.82

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60345

SAO Catalogue SAO173987

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36721

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 5566

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2900 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.8° RISE 3:43

Max altitude: 13.8° TRANSIT 7:20

Azimuth: 245.2° SET 10:57

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis