HR2909

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:51 | Tran: 7:37 | Set: 11:23

Alt: 6.89° Az: 217.12° Direction: South-West

HR2909 is a dwarf star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2909 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR2909 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 HR2909. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2909 during the next 1000 years (-1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 35m 21s

Declination -23° 31’ 44”

Hour Angle 02h 43m 12s

Sideral Time 10h 18m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 34m 18s

Declination -23° 28’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.56°

Galactic Latitude -1.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2909.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Dwarf

Absolute magnitude 3.51

Spectral Type F4

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2909 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2909. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2909 is distant 94.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.06

Distance (light year) 94.74

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60584

SAO Catalogue SAO174019

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36817

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 5709

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6190

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2909 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.5° RISE 3:51

Max altitude: 15.0° TRANSIT 7:37

Azimuth: 246.5° SET 11:23

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis