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HR2903

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 13.31°   Az: 333.15°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2903 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2903 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR2903 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 HR2903 star
DSS2 image of HR2903. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2903 during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 38m 20s
+46° 07’ 21”
09h 22m 33s
17h 00m 54s

J2000

07h 36m 31s
+46° 10’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

172.41°
26.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2903.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Hypergiant

-0.36
M0III
3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2903 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2903. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2903 is distant 518.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

158.98
518.28
29 km/s
-0.028 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41879
SAO41879

Visibility from Your Location

HR2903 is circumpolar and transits at 22:05 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)