HR2917
HR2917 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.
HR2917 visual magnitude is 6.76. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2917 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 HR2917:
HR2917 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -62.5°
Azimuth: 280.5°
Direction: West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2917
HR2917 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 HR2917 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2917 in the sky:

Visibility of HR2917 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR2917 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2917
The image below is a photograph of HR2917 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 HR2917 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR2917 from the Sun and relative movement
HR2917 is distant 561.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR2917
HR2917 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2917 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
