HR2917

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.51° Az: 273.03° Direction: West

HR2917 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2917 visual magnitude is 6.76. Because of its faintness, HR2917 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2917. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2917 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 49s

Declination -39° 57’ 39”

Hour Angle 09h 02m 20s

Sideral Time 16h 37m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 58s

Declination -39° 54’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.06°

Galactic Latitude -9.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2917.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.76

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.58

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2917 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2917. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 172.12

Distance (light year) 561.10

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60686

SAO Catalogue SAO198137

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36787

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 3407

Visibility from Your Location

HR2917 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis