HR2911

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:00 | Tran: 16:28 | Set: 17:57

Alt: -35.86° Az: 105.52° Direction: East-South-East

HR2911 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2911 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, HR2911 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 46s

Declination -36° 23’ 41”

Hour Angle 17h 03m 52s

Sidereal Time 00h 38m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 51s

Declination -36° 20’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.85°

Galactic Latitude -7.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2911.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.42

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,273.44

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60606

SAO Catalogue SAO198130

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36778

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3715

General Catalogue of Variable Stars OW Pup

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 126.4° RISE 15:00

Max altitude: 2.1° TRANSIT 16:28

Azimuth: 233.6° SET 17:57

Set Location

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