HR2915

HR2915 is a star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2915 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2915 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 HR2915:

Color of HR2915 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2915 6.38

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2915 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2915

HR2915 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2915 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 37m 17s

Declination J2000 +40° 01’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 179.1°

Galactic Latitude 25.39°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2915 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2915.

Visibility of HR2915 from your location

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

HR2915 is circumpolar and transits at 14:50 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2915

The image below is a photograph of HR2915 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 HR2915 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2915 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 196.08 pc

Distance (light year) 639.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.05 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2915

HR2915 belongs to spectral class M1

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type M1

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR2915 10125K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR2915

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60654

SAO Catalogue SAO41887

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37091

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 1903

FK5 Catalogue 2589

In Evidence

Other stars in Lynx