HR2902

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:22 | Tran: 17:04 | Set: 21:46

Alt: -53.03° Az: 4.72° Direction: North

HR2902 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2902 visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2902 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2902. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2902 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 57s

Declination -14° 34’ 49”

Hour Angle 12h 11m 43s

Sidereal Time 19h 46m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 47s

Declination -14° 31’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.67°

Galactic Latitude 2.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.97

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -5.10

Spectral Type M2I

Color Index (B-V) 1.41

Temperature 3934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2902 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2902. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2902 is distant 3,360.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,030.93

Distance (light year) 3,360.82

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60414

SAO Catalogue SAO153072

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36773

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1971

General Catalogue of Variable Stars KQ Pup

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2902 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.6° RISE 12:22

Max altitude: 23.9° TRANSIT 17:04

Azimuth: 255.4° SET 21:46

Set Location

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