HR2913

HR2913 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2913 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2913 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 HR2913:

Color of HR2913 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2913 6.11

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2913 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2913

HR2913 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 HR2913 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 34m 12s

Declination J2000 -33° 27’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 247.33°

Galactic Latitude -6.53°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2913 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2913.

Visibility of HR2913 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 HR2913 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: 123.5° RISE 13:55

Max altitude: 5.1° TRANSIT 16:10

Azimuth: 236.5° SET 18:25

RIGHT NOW HR2913 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2913

The image below is a photograph of HR2913 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 HR2913 is -0.056 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2913. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2913 during the next 10000 years (-9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2913 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2913 is distant 286.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.95 pc

Distance (light year) 286.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.056 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.07 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2913

HR2913 belongs to spectral class A9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.39

Spectral Type A9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature of HR2913 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2913 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2913. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2913

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60646

SAO Catalogue SAO198138

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36807

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 3926

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis