HR2916

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:22 | Tran: 7:41 | Set: 11:00

Alt: -8.55° Az: 236.63° Direction: West-South-West

HR2916 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2916 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR2916 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 HR2916. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2916 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 35m 35s

Declination -27° 04’ 03”

Hour Angle 04h 32m 10s

Sideral Time 12h 07m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 34m 34s

Declination -27° 00’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.69°

Galactic Latitude -3.37°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2916.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2916 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2916. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2916 is distant 313.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.06

Distance (light year) 313.16

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60666

SAO Catalogue SAO174033

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36848

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 4574

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2916 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.1° RISE 4:22

Max altitude: 11.5° TRANSIT 7:41

Azimuth: 242.9° SET 11:00

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis