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HR2915

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 2.76°   Az: 346.41°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2915 is a star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2915 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR2915 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 HR2915 star
DSS2 image of HR2915. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2915 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 38m 59s
+39° 58’ 04”
10h 48m 39s
18h 27m 39s

J2000

07h 37m 17s
+40° 01’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

179.1°
25.39°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2915 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2915.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38

-0.08
M1
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2915 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2915. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2915 is distant 639.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

196.08
639.22
10 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
-0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41887
SAO41887

Visibility from Your Location

HR2915 is circumpolar and transits at 06:01 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)