HR2911

HR2911 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2911 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2911 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2911:

Color of HR2911 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2911 5.54

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2911 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2911

HR2911 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2911 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 33m 51s

Declination J2000 -36° 20’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 249.85°

Galactic Latitude -7.95°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2911 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2911.

Visibility of HR2911 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2911 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.3° RISE 14:40

Max altitude: 2.2° TRANSIT 16:10

Azimuth: 233.7° SET 17:39

RIGHT NOW HR2911 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2911

The image below is a photograph of HR2911 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2911 is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2911. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2911 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2911 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2911 is distant 1,273.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 390.63 pc

Distance (light year) 1,273.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2911

HR2911 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -2.42

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature of HR2911 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2911 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2911. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2911

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60606

SAO Catalogue SAO198130

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36778

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3715

General Catalogue of Variable Stars OW Pup

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis